Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Review of Body Composition
Abstract
Although the body mass index (BMI) has been used as a measure of obesity for decades, it is now possible to measure adiposity more directly with technologies that can quantitate body fat and other tissues. The purpose of this review is to understand body composition, describe the different ways to measure it, review changes in body composition after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), and provide guidance on how providers can introduce measurements of body composition into their everyday practice.
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Published by Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 2025. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
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At a glance
- Published
- 2025
- Applies to
- 🇪🇺 Europe
- Scope
- Regional
- Journal
- Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
- PubMed
- 39706721
- Added to Prognia
- 22 July 2026
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