Anthropometry

Anthropometry (Greek anthropos (άνθρωπος - "man") and metron (μέτρον - "measure") therefore "measurement of man") refers to the measurement of the human individual. The Anthropometry technique has been defined by many authors during the last 50 years. I think that anyone interested should read the followings, among others, and discuss their implications: ¨The study of the measurement of the human body in terms of the dimension as of bone, muscle and adipose (fat) tissue¨ (NHANES, 2007). ¨The scientific procedure and processes of acquiring surface anatomical measurements such as lengths, breadths, girths, and skinfolds of the human body by means of specialist equipment ¨ (Stewart, 2010). “The process of measuring the physical dimensions of some characteristics from the external morphology of the man” (Betancourt, 2010).