第三节人体测量..docVIP

第三节　人体测量 　 　　Anthropometry, developed in the late 19th century by anthropologists, uses simple measuring devices to quantify differences in human form. The potential of anthropometric methods in assessing nutritional status was first realized in the late l9th century by Richer, who used skinfold thickness as an index of fatness. The modern era of nutritional anthropometry began with the studies of Matiegka during World War I. Matiegka’s interest in the physical efficiency of soldiers led him to develop methods of anthropometrically subdividing the human body into muscle, fat, and bone. Anthr