PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bittner, Dennis
ED  - Earthman, Carrie P.
ED  - Wolfe, Robert
ED  - Heymsfield, Steven
TI  - Lean Tissue and Protein in Health and Disease
DP  - 2015 Apr 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 12--13
VI  - 15
IP  - 3
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/3/12.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/3/12.full
AB  - Adequate lean mass is critical for good health, but to maintain lean mass in patients, it is important to be able to measure it. Several different techniques for measuring lean mass were discussed at a session at Clinical Nutrition Week, including bedside techniques such as bioelectrical impedance analysis and ultrasound.