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Body-Composition Assessment Using Underwater Weighing Techniques

K Francis, PhD, is an exercise physiologist, Division of Physical Therapy, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, SHRP Bldg, Rm B41, Birmingham, AL 35294 (USA).

Health care professionals recommend that assessment of body composition be included as a part of an adult fitness program. Underwater weighing, based on Archimedes' principle, is the most valid technique for assessment of percentage of body fat and lean tissue in a clinical setting. This article presents a computer program written in BASIC that performs all of the decision-making calculations and provides the user with a tabular and a graphical summary of current body composition in addition to recommendations for changes in body composition that will enhance the subject's health.

Key Words: Body composition • Hydrostatic weighing • Microcomputer • Tests and measurements, volume

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