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IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO KNOW BEFORE USING YOUR BODY FAT SCALE
Before using the scale, you should know...
ABOUT BODY FAT
1. Why is it important to monitor percentage body fat (%BF)?
The absolute weight traditionally determines whether or not a person is obese. Weight change in itself does not
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indicate whether it was the weight of body fat or muscle that had changed. In weight management, it is desirable
that muscle mass be maintained while body fat is lost. Thus, monitoring the percentage fat of the body is an
important step toward successful weight management and body health.
The optimal %BF of an individual varies according to age and gender.
The table that follows may be used as a guide:
Standard for Men
Standard for Women
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2. How is percentage body fat (%BF) estimated?
%BF is measured by a method called Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). The use of BIA to estimate body fat
has been pioneered since the seventies. It was only in the past few years that the estimation of body fat using
BIA technology was successfully offered to the consumers as a compact bathroom scale.
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ELECTRONIC BATHROOM SCALE - BODY FAT ANALYZER
Rating
Low
Optimal
14-20%
Moderate
21-23%
High
Source: University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
Rating
Low
Optimal
20-28%
Moderate
29-31%
High
Source: University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
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Age
20-29
30-39
40-49
<13%
<14%
<16%
15-21%
17-23%
22-24%
24-26%
>23%
>24%
>26%
Age
20-29
30-39
40-49
<19%
<20%
<21%
21-29%
22-30%
30-32%
31-33%
>31%
>32%
>33%
50-59
60+
<17%
<18%
18-24%
19-25%
25-27%
26-28%
>27%
>28%
50-59
60+
<22%
<23%
23-31%
24-32%
32-33%
33-35%
>34%
>35%
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