Biospace InBody720, User Manual

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Fat Control(kg)
The amount of fat to be increased or decreased.
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Muscle Control(kg)
The amount of muscle to be controlled.(kg),
(11) Body Composition History and InBody Score
The balance of muscle and fat mass is very important in weight
controlling. And, exercise is necessary for maintaining muscle
mass. Thus, monitoring your skeletal muscle mass, body fat
mass, EDEMA and InBody score will help you achieve your
healthy weight control. The InBody Score is an arbitrary score based on the measured muscle and fat mass for the
motivation of the subjects.
(12) Additional Data (6 items)
This section shows you commonly used data, related to body composition.
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Obesity Degree(%)
Obesity Degree, measured in percentage, is a convenient way of assessing the subject s degree of obesity but body
composition is not considered. Obesity degree is calculated using only a subject s weight.
Obesity Degree= (actual weight / standard weight) x 100
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Body Cell Mass(kg)
Body Cell Mass (BCM) reflects all the metabolically active tissues of the body. Decreasing BCM is an indicator for
malnutrition. For the HIV subject, BCM is very important to monitor the Wasting Syndrome. Only with body composition
analysis can this be monitored. It include the total mass of cells, which compose muscular tissues.
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Bone Mineral Content(kg)
Bone Mineral Content(BMC) is mineral mass in bone.