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Estimating body compartments is fundamental in performing nutritional assessments. In recent years, highly reliable and minimally invasive methods have become available for quantifying body fluids, fat-free mass and fat mass. These measurements integrate the clinical evaluation, overcoming the drawbacks of anthropometric measurements used as indirect parameters of nutritional status and body composition.
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Sergi, G., Bonometto, P., Coin, A., Enzi, G. (2006). Body Composition: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Methods of Evaluation. In: Mantovani, G., et al. Cachexia and Wasting: A Modern Approach. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0552-5_17
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