Body composition

• X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
• Bioimpedance with segmental phase angle (INBODY)
• AKER Bioimpedance
• FIBROSCAN Transitional Elastography
• Nutritional ultrasound
• Air displacement plethysmography (BOD-POD)
• Indirect calorimetry
• Dynamometry using Hand-Grip
• New lower body muscle (power) functionality system
• Accelerometry
• Plycometry
• Questionnaires, Tests and Dietary, physical activity and quality of life scales

The Body Composition and Metabolic Checkup Platform was born within the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service of CHUS with the aim of providing scientific, medical and technological support in the field of body composition analysis at different levels:
-Scientific studies or clinical trials that require the use of this methodology.
-Industries in the food or pharmaceutical sector interested in assessing the effect of their marketed or newly developed products at the level of body composition.
-Companies (or individuals) that wish to incorporate “new generation” information in the assessment of the nutritional and health status of their workers.
-Sports sector at both an advanced and initial level to monitor fitness and performance improvement.

Goals
Based on the experience accumulated in body composition analysis over the last 20 years, the availability of the latest technology and technical support from leading manufacturers, the objectives of this platform are:
-Implement BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS AND PERSONALIZED METABOLIC CHECK-UP in order to determine the effect of drugs, foods, nutrients, bioactive compounds, nutritional supplements or different dietary patterns.

-Validate the use of different BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS methodologies as an indicator of individual health and identification of alterations in related parameters that allow early detection of pathologies.

• Advice on study design, most appropriate techniques and documentation management for the Ethics Committee.
• Morphofunctional anthropometric studies
• Dietary studies
• Biochemical studies of blood and urine and interpretation
• Microbiota analysis
• Assessments of quality of life, sensory perception, functional capacity, physical activity, etc. through the use of validated questionnaires

Fees

VAT not included.