▪ Abstract The field of human body composition research is reaching a mature stage in its
development: The three interconnected areas that define body composition research—
models and their rules, methodology, and biological effects—are well-defined and are
actively investigated by scientists in diverse disciplines from many different nations; and
methods are available for measuring all major atomic, molecular, cellular, and tissue-system
level body composition components in research, clinical, and epidemiological settings. This�…