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Body Composition Resources

Assessment of Body Composition and Total Energy Expenditure in Humans Using Stable Isotope Techniques IAEA Human Health Series No. 3;19 October 2009, 133 pp. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
This publication provides information on the theoretical background, including safety considerations, as well as the practical application of state of the art methodologies to monitor changes in body composition and total energy expenditure, and reflects recent advances in analytical techniques.

Introduction to Body Composition Assessment Using the Deuterium Dilution Technique with Analysis of Saliva Samples by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry IAEA Human Health Series No. 12; 2011, 77 pp. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
This publication provides information on the theoretical background as well as the practical application of state of the art methodology to monitor changes in body composition, based on analysis of deuterium in saliva by FTIR.
More languages available: Spanish Edition, French Edition.

Introduction to Body Composition Assessment Using the Deuterium Dilution Technique with Analysis of Urine Samples by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry IAEA Human Health Series No. 13; 2011, 65 pp. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
This publication complements the IAEA publication Assessment of Body Composition and Total Energy Expenditure in Humans by Stable Isotope Techniques, by providing practical guidance on the use of the stable isotope technique to assess body composition in settings where biological samples can be analysed by isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS).
More languages available: Spanish Edition, French Edition.

Dual Energy X ray Absorptiometry for Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition Assessment
IAEA Human Health Series No. 15; 2011, 118 pp. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
This publication provides information on the theoretical background as well as the practical application of Dual-Energy X ray Absorptiometry to measure bone mineral density and to assess body composition.
More languages available: Arabic Edition.

Body Composition Assessment from Birth to Two Years of Age
IAEA Human Health Series No. 22; 2013, 62 pp. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
This publication provides practical information on the assessment of body composition from birth up to two years of age and is intended for nutritionists, paediatricians and other health professionals.

• African regional project fosters the use of nuclear techniques to better understand body composition and its relation to malnutrition in early life
• Eating better: Guatemala works to control the double burden of malnutrition
• Assessment of Body Composition by Deuterium Dilution Presentation
• Analysis of Deuterium Enrichment by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR). Presentation 1 - Theory. Presentation 2 - Practice.
• TBW template Portable FTIR calcs April 2015 (Office 2010)
• Guidelines for evaluation and analysis of data from IAEA projects using nuclear and isotopic techniques to assess body composition and infant feeding practices
• Article on a regional training course 25 November 2014 - Increasing knowledge on the use of stable isotope techniques for the assessment of body composition in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Photo Essay 10 July 2013 - Stable Isotope Techniques: Tackling Childhood Obesity in Chile - English - Spanish
• Photo Essay 14 February 2013 - Addressing malnutrition using nuclear techniques
• Video 9 January 2014 - IAEA helps Latin American countries use isotopes to fight malnutrition
• Video 1 March 2012 - An Amazon journey: how the IAEA is helping Ecuador to use stable isotope techniques to reduce child malnutrition in remote communities
• Information on DXA safety, including patient and staff protection.
• World Health Organization training course and other tools on anthropometry and child growth assessment