The Department of Endocrinology, 
Understanding Body Composition Analysis in Obesity Management.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Senior Resident, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Noncommunicable Disease Unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9520-2072, Corresponding Author.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 73 · Issue 4 · pp. 11-17
PMID 40200605 DOI 10.59556/japi.73.0846
Cite This Article
Khushboo Agarwal, Felix Manoharan, Nitin Kapoor. Understanding Body Composition Analysis in Obesity Management. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2025;73(4):11-17. doi:10.59556/japi.73.0846
Abstract
The incidence of lifestyle diseases, namely obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, etc., is increasing across the world. There are different phenotypes of obesity, and body composition analysis has now become an essential part of clinical practice. It is needed to provide a better understanding of the functional capacity of the body, the muscle composition, and the amount of fat in various parts of the body.
Keywords
- Humans
- Body Composition
- Obesity
- Obesity Management
