You know how much fat is in your favorite snacks. But do you know how much is in you? Find out in a pinch using a skin fold caliper, a simple device that measures body fat. “It tells you what you’re ...

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OBJECTIVE: This study compares skinfold caliper and sonographic measurements of the amount and distribution of subcutaneous adipose tissue teenagers gain during pregnancy to test three hypotheses: (1) ...

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