Friday, March 12, 2010

Interesting biochemistry website

http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiochem/

BMC Biochemistry is an open access journal that publishes peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of biochemical processes. There are many journals available under the broad topic of biochemistry including: Cell Communication and Signaling, Cell Division, Nutrition and Metabolism, and Proteome Science.
One interesting article that I looked at in the Nutrion and Metabolism journal was Accuracy of DXA in Estimating Body Composition Changes in Elite Athletes using a Four Compartment Model as a Reference Method. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) provides an affordable and practical assessment of multiple whole body and regional body composition. However, little information is available on the assessment of changes in body composition in top-level athletes using DXA. This study looked at the accuracy of DXA in tracking body composition changes including relative fat mass, absolute fat mass, and fat-free mass in relation to the 4C method of 27 elite judo athletes averaging 22 years old. The data of the study indicated that both at group and individual levels DXA did not present an expected accuracy in tracking changes.
This website also has many other science topics and journals to browse and provides a lot of great free information and studies.

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