| ADP | Air displacement plethysmography |
| AMA | The American Medical Association |
| BIA | Bioelectrical impedance analysis |
| BIS | Bioimpedance spectroscopy |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CDC | Centers of Disease Control and Prevention |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DXA | Dual X-ray absorptiometry |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| SPECT | Single-photon emission computed tomography |
| VBC | Visual body composition |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| 3DPS | Three-dimensional photonic scanning |
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