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Determining changes in body composition during controlled weight reduction

HB H. A. O. Broome
GW G. R. T. Woods-Lee
JF J. Flanagan
VB V. Biourge
AG A. J. German
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Where body composition data were available from both before and after weight management (i.e. in most dogs and cats that reached their target weight), changes in body composition were assessed. Changes in fat and lean mass were determined from the following equation:

Changes in fat mass were always negative, suggesting that adipose tissue was always lost during weight reduction; however, changes in lean mass could be positive or negative: a positive lean mass change was seen when the lean mass after weight reduction was greater than that before, and suggested some gain of lean tissue.

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