The Nutrition Assessment Lab (NAL) functions as a learning lab for dietetics majors and as a research facility for both dietetics and nutritional science faculty. To contact us, email Susan Fullmer at susan_fullmer@byu.edu
Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
State of the art equipment to measure body composition (bone; muscle and organ; and fat) and bone density (hip, spine, wrist, or whole body).
Indirect Calorimetry
Measurement of resting metabolic rate (calories required for the body at rest).
Anthropometry
- Bioelectrical impedance analyzer
- Height, weight of adults, children, and infants
- Skin fold calipers
Biochemical
Lipid profiles, hemoglobin, hematocrit, blood glucose, urine analyses
