MEASUREMENT OF HUMAN BODY FAT: A QUANTITATIVE METHOD SUITED FOR USE BY AVIATION MEDICAL OFFICERS

摘要

Various volumes of the body are obtained by displacement of water in a specially constructed voltmeter. From the total body tissue volume and body weight, one calculates the quantity of body fat. A comparison of two subjects illustrates points of interest in physical examinations. Although a man can be greatly overweight, as judged from height: weight tables, he is not necessarily obese due to fat. Another man can weigh only slightly more than the USAF standard and have an exceedingly large amount of body fat, actually enough to be considered obese.