Human Energy Expenditure and Body Composition resources:

•  respiration chamber and metabolic carts for measurements of 24-hour energy expenditure and substrate oxidation
• IRMS and GC/MS for assessment of stable isotopes (body composition by total body water; energy expenditure by doubly-labeled water)
• air displacement plethysmography for body composition assessment
• DXA for assessment of total and regional body composition
• analysis of intra-abdominal adipose ti ssue from computed tomography (CT) scans performed at the Department of Radiology
• analysis of infant body composition (0-6 mol using PEA POD (air displacement plethysmography)

• analysis of insulin, glucose, lipids, markers of inflammation, and hormones
• multi-plex capabilities using MSD technology: www.mesoscale.com
• indices of insu lin sensitivity and secretion from OGTI, meal test, and IVGTI can be calculated using mathematical modeling