Body Composition: Relative in vivo Determinations from Potassium-40 Measurements
- 3 May 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 140 (3566), 489-490
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.140.3566.489
Abstract
Measurements of body composition from serial, in vivo determinations of potassium-40 were made on 51 obese human subjects who were placed on a low calorie diet. Weight losses in the group averaged from 12 to 36 pounds. There was no change in potassium content or in lean body weight. Weight loss resulted from the loss of excess body fat.Keywords
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