 Body Composition
"Body Composition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.
| Descriptor ID |
D001823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.130 G03.180 G07.100.049
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Composition- Body Composition
- Body Compositions
- Composition, Body
- Compositions, Body
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Body Composition".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Composition" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Composition" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1998 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 1999 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2001 | 4 | 8 | 12 | | 2002 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | 2003 | 6 | 14 | 20 | | 2004 | 5 | 11 | 16 | | 2005 | 2 | 10 | 12 | | 2006 | 3 | 13 | 16 | | 2007 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | 2008 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | 2009 | 6 | 11 | 17 | | 2010 | 3 | 11 | 14 | | 2011 | 5 | 11 | 16 | | 2012 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2013 | 7 | 18 | 25 | | 2014 | 6 | 15 | 21 | | 2015 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2016 | 6 | 12 | 18 | | 2017 | 9 | 10 | 19 | | 2018 | 10 | 10 | 20 | | 2019 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2020 | 6 | 12 | 18 | | 2021 | 5 | 13 | 18 | | 2022 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2023 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2024 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2025 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Composition" by people in Profiles.
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Benton MJ, Hutchins AM. Validation of a single question for assessment of habitual physical activity in women. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2025 Dec 21; 10(1):13.
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Creasy SA, Oselinsky KM, Willis EA, Caldwell AE, Rosenberg R, Ostendorf DM, Panter S, Wayland L, Bing K, Lorentzen J, Breit M, Clark K, Sandoval A, Donnelly JE, Melanson EL, Catenacci VA. Comparison of morning vs evening exercise on weight loss and related health behaviors in individuals with overweight or obesity: study protocol for a 56-week randomized controlled trial (TIMEX). Trials. 2025 Dec 12; 27(1):45.
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Davis SM, Howell S, Janusz J, Lahlou N, Reynolds R, Thompson T, Swenson K, Wilson R, Ross JL, Zeitler PS, Tartaglia NR. Testosterone Effects on Short-term Physical, Hormonal, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes (TESTO) in Infants With 47,XXY. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Nov 18; 110(12):3493-3504.
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Purcell SA, Melanson EL, Creasy SA, Barros M, Ramage S, Craven SA, Prado CM. Energy balance in cyclists on plant-based diets during a 30-day, 4300-km ride across Canada: Two case studies. Physiol Rep. 2025 Nov; 13(21):e70629.
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Breit MJ, Pan Z, Ostendorf DM, Dahle JH, Catenacci VA, Creasy SA, Melanson EL. Using Time-Weighted Averages of Total Daily Energy Expenditure to Estimate Energy Intake During a Weight Loss Intervention. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Nov; 33(11):2093-2102.
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Shertukde SP, Padmanabha R, Chung ST, Gaudichon C, Jones KS, Kelly P, Krebs NF, Kurpad A, Lamers Y, Lopez-Teros V, Melse-Boonstra A, Pereira FC, Prado CM, Roberts SB, Shepherd J, Winichagoon P, Wells JCK, Loechl CU, Hoffman DJ. Paving the way for improved action: how nuclear techniques can advance the assessment of malnutrition. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Aug; 122(2):646-655.
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Creasy SA, Ostendorf DM, Kaizer L, Rosenberg R, Breit MJ, Bessesen DH, Melanson EL, Catenacci VA. Effect of physical activity on changes in weight and aerobic capacity during an 18-month behavioral weight loss intervention. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 May 21; 22(1):57.
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Zhang X, Su KJ, Banerjee B, Eres I, Hsu YH, Crandall CJ, Donaka R, Han Z, Jackson RD, Liu H, Luo Z, Mitchell BD, Qiu C, Tian Q, Shen H, Tsai MJ, Wiggins KL, Xu H, Yau M, Zhao LJ, Zhang X, Montasser ME, Kiel DP, Deng HW, Liu CT, Karasik D. Multi-ancestry whole genome sequencing analysis of lean body mass. Genome Biol. 2025 Apr 28; 26(1):106.
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Platnick C, Choi YJ, Narongkiatikhun P, Bekelman N, Rountree-Jablin C, Birznieks C, Sell E, Tommerdahl KL, de Boer I, Shah VN, Nadeau KJ, Sawyer A, Pyle L, Bjornstad P. Relationships among biological sex, body composition, and bone mineral density in young persons with and without diabetes. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2025 May 26; 38(5):476-487.
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Chen Y, Tilves C, Bohn B, Doyon M, Bouchard L, Perron P, Guerin R, Masse E, Hivert MF, Mueller NT. Gut microbiota and microbial metabolites are associated with body composition in 5-year-old children: A cross-sectional study in the Gen3G cohort. Pediatr Obes. 2025 Jun; 20(6):e70007.
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