Contribution of breast volume and weight to body fat distribution in females

V. L. Katch; B. Campaigne; P. Freedson; S. Sady; F. I. Katch; A. R. Behnke

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330530113

Contribution of breast volume and weight to body fat distribution in females

V. L. Katch, B. Campaigne, P. Freedson, S. Sady, F. I. Katch, A. R. Behnke

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Abstract

Breast volume and body composition were measured in 45 adult females to determine the contribution of breast weight and breast volume to total body fat. Plaster casts were filled with sand of known density to obtain breast volume. Breast weight was computed at breast volume times its density. The correlation between total breast and percent body fat was r=.40. Breast weight (x= 484 grams) accounted for 3.5 percent of the total weight of body fat, and at most, 12 percent of the estimated quantities of sex-specific fact. A theoretical model is proposed for this distribution of body fat in the female which subdivides total body fat into three components: reserve storage fat, essential fat, and expendable storage fat.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	93-100
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Volume	53
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330530113
State	Published - 1980
Externally published	Yes

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Anthropology

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