A.S. SAMOYLOV¹, A.V. ZHOLINSKIY², N.V. RYLOVA¹, M.N. VELICHKO¹, I.V. BOLSHAKOV¹, A.V. BODROV¹, R.A. SIMONOV¹, P.D. CHIZHIKOV¹

 ¹State Scientific Center Federal Medical Biophysical Center named after A.I. Burnazyan, Moscow

¹Federal Scientific and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of the FMBA of Russia, Moscow

Contact details:

Rylova N.V. — MD, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Sport Nutritiology

Address: 46 Zhivopisnaya St., apt. 8, Moscow, Russian Federation, 420012, tel.: +7-917-397-33-93, e-mail: rilovanv@mail.ru

The article provides an overview of the Russian and foreign literature on modern methods for analyzing body composition. Much attention is paid to the description of such common methods as the measurement of anthropometric parameters and bioimpedance analysis. Despite low accuracy, anthropometry is still one of the most popular methods for an approximate assessment of nutritional status. We also discuss in detail the most commonly used laboratory methods, such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, which can provide accurate and comprehensive information about the human body composition. The need for body composition analysis exists in such areas of clinical medicine as dietetics, nephrology, combustiology, surgery, cardiology, anesthesiology and resuscitation, etc. It was concluded that, depending on the goals and objectives in a particular clinical situation, various research methods and their combinations can be used.

Key words: body composition, bioimpedance analysis, anthropometry, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, computed tomography.

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