For those looking for accurate body composition methods, there are alternatives, but typically you'll have to leave home to use them. The Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry ...

Of all the body composition methods mentioned, hydrostatic weighing is the gold standard and seen as most accurate so if you feel like dropping some cash, get weighed underwater.

In conclusion, an ideal method to estimate body composition should be accurate, precise, accessible and acceptable. 26 Skinfold thickness and BIA are accessible and may be precise.

All available body composition methods in children are indirect. A summary of advantages and limitations of most commonly used two- and four-compartment body composition methods is shown in Table 1.

Background Precise and accurate field methods for body composition analyses in athletes are needed urgently. Aim Standardisation of a novel ultrasound (US) technique for accurate and reliable ...

It is not just speculation that there are better methods out there. The Army Times has addressed the issue on several occasions; not to mention printing many opinion/ editorials. In a June, 2015 ...