Influence of moderate dehydration on soccer performance: physiological responses to 45 min of outdoor match-play and the immediate subsequent performance of sport-specific and mental concentration tests.

Objective: To determine whether moderate water loss (approximately 1.5-2% of body mass (BM)) represents a significant impairment to soccer match-play and the related fitness variables.

Methods: 11 moderately active male soccer players (mean (SD) age 24.

Waist-to-hip ratio and adipose tissue distribution: contribution of subcutaneous adiposity.

The waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) reflects the relative distribution of adipose tissue in the human body. However, whether this is due to the musculoskeletal structures of the waist and hip or the overlying subcutaneous adipose tissue has been disputed. We measured waist and hip girths in 11 male and 11 female cadavers, aged 55-94 years, before and after complete removal of skin and subcutaneous adipose tissue.

Human body composition: A review of adult dissection data.

Although body composition analysis is popular, dissection data are sparse and sometimes difficult to access. Published data that include the weights of skin, adipose tissue, muscle, and bone, along with body weight, are reviewed. The 31 men and 20 women include 34 cadavers from three separate dissection studies in Brussels, 12 from 19th century reports, and 5 from the United States.