Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

Body composition data from over 900 DEXA scans on professional football players ⚽️

What the science says about pro footballers body composition.

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Tom Coughlin
Jul 16, 2026
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Body composition characteristics of senior male players in the English Premier and Football Leagues: insights from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

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This new study compiled data from 343 pro mens football players from the Premier Leagu…

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