Body Fat Monitors

[The Rose]

Does anybody have any comments about body fat monitor scales that use the bioelectrical impedance methods? There is now an even hand held device made by Omron. Check out www.omronhealthcare.com

 

[Arnold]

I've heard that the scales are worthless crap, not sure about the handheld device.


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Just because the majority believes it, does not make it true!

 

[w8lifter]

I'd trust calipers before I'd trust electrical impedience. One day, I went in and tested @ 10%, 4 days later I tested at 13.9%

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[Ginni]

My company uses the hand held ones.. I don't like them at all, it reads me 4% higher than the calipers..

 

[MtnBikerChk]

I read an article once (I think it was muscle and fitness hers) that said the electronic ones have an accuracy of +/- 13%.

<FONT size="6">13%!!!</FONT s>

 

[Scotty the Body]

Originally posted by Ginni:
My company uses the hand held ones.. I don't like them at all, it reads me 4% higher than the calipers..

Yeah, those hand held ones are crap.


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[The Rose]

Calipers are inferior because they only measure subcutaneous fat. What about fat in your muscle or organs?

 

[The Rose]

It may not affect your appearance, but including intramuscular fat is the true measure of your body fat percentage.

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[MtnBikerChk]

Originally posted by The Rose:
Calipers are inferior because they only measure subcutaneous fat. What about fat in your muscle or organs?

My organs have fat?

 

[w8lifter]

I thought organs were organs, muscle was muscle and fat was fat.

Originally posted by The Rose:
Calipers are inferior because they only measure subcutaneous fat. What about fat in your muscle or organs?

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[TheSupremeBeing]

There are intra muscular fat stores, and fat protects organs. But, who gives a shit? It doesn't effect your appearence in any way.

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[Baumer]

I think calipers are best, I measured at 4.5% with calipers, and then 12% with a bio-scale later that day. I know I'm closer to the 4.5%. Yeah, and who cares about fat around organs, anyhow the summer's almost over, it's time to start worrying less about the bodyfat and time to eat like a horse and get big!!!!!

 

[The Rose]

So can we all agree that electrical impedance always measures a higher body fat percentage than calipers?

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Originally posted by The Rose:
So can we all agree that electrical impedance always measures a higher body fat percentage than calipers?

No. It's higher OR lower, but not usually correct.

 

[PreacherMan]

I actually got me one of those about 6 months ago (Tanita TBF-611), and had my bf% checked by my dietician (callipers). The scale rated me 1% higher ..

Today, I actually use it to measure "relative" changes in bf%. If the scale tips higher, I must be getting fatter.

A word of caution: This type of bf%-measurement depend heavily on the hour of the day. Try to measure up at about 6pm consistently. Only then will you be able to plot a dependable graph of your bf%.

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