A new study from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill validates the BOD POD for measuring body composition in overweight and obese women. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of air displacement plethysmography (ADP) for body composition measurement in overweight and obese women (BMI ≥ 25·0 kg m2). The study concludes that "for overweight and obese women,...

The IAEA (International Atommic Energy Agency) published a study reviewing body composition assessment techniques from birth to 2 years of age. This publication was developed by an international group of experts as an integral part of the IAEA’s contribution to the transfer of technology and capacity building in this field to assist its Member States in their efforts to improve the nutrition and...

A new scientific study appeared on the Pediatric Research Journal confirming the validity and reliability of ADP measurements with the PEA POD on healthy newly born preterm infants. The aim of this study is to provide the first descriptive fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) data from healthy newborn preterm infants at birth as a proxy for healthy in utero body composition. Body mass and volume...

A new validation study of the BOD POD has been published on the Perceptual & Motor Skills Journal confirming the test-retest reliability of the device. This study was designed to assess the test-retest reliability of the Bod Pod. The study included 283 women ( M age = 41.0 yr., SD = 3.0). Each participant was tested at least twice in the Bod Pod. The study concludes that "test-retest reliability...