ACSM's Body Composition Assessment

“This is the only current, comprehensive review of body composition that has been published in nearly 15 years.” -© Doody’s Review Service, 2020, Anthony Ewald, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine (5-star review)

ACSM was founded in 1954 and is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organisation in the world. With more 50,000 members and certified professionals worldwide, ACSM is dedicated to improving health through science, education and medicine.Timothy Lohman is a professor emeritus at the University of Arizona. His is widely considered to be a leading scientist in the field of body composition assessment. Lohman has also coedited several other publications including Human Body Composition, 2nd Edition (Human Kinetics). His research in body composition helped to establish the chemical immaturity of children using the multicomponent model.Laurie Milliken is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts. She is an editorial board member of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal. As well as this, Milliken is currently a peer reviewer for other journals including European Journal of Applied Physiology and Journal of Applied Physiology. She has been a member of ACSM since 1994 and has presented her research at many annual meetings.