Body
w
ater
/
hydration lev
e
ls
Genera
l
health
stan
dard
s i
n
dicate
th
a
t
one
should
co
n
sume approx
i
mately
64 oz of water
per
day from food and
l
iqu
ids
to main
t
ain a
h
ealt
h
y
l
eve
l
of hyd
r
ation.
Maintaining
a
good hydration
level w
i
il help i
mp
rove you
r
overa
il
hea
lth
and
general
fee
l
i
ng of we
il
-being.
If
your hydrat
i
on
levels are
lower than average, you shou
l
d
increase
your water in
t
ake according
l
y.
Body water
/
hydration level - how is it measured?
The hydrat
i
on level is measured by
using Bioeiectric
Impedance Analysis (BIA).
The same anailys
i
s
that
i
s used
to
calcu
l
a
t
e your body fat is
used to
calc
u
late you
r
h
ydrat
i
on level.
i
nto
oo
n
s
id
erat
i
on a
user's
age and gender,
a calculation
is
m
ade that
determ
i
nes the pe
r
centage o
f
wa
ter
.
Please note: I
t
is no
t
r
ecommended to
take
the
h
ydra
t
i
on
measurements
i
n
certain
situa
ti
o
n
s, s
u
ch
as foilowing
exe
r
cise,
after
drin
ki
ng
a
glass of
water,
or directly prior
to, during
or shortly
after
menstrual cycles.
H
ydration
may not
be at
nor
mal leve
l
s
dur
i
ng
these
times
.
Bone mass - what is
it?
Bone
is a
l
i
vi
ng
,
growing
tissue
.
During you
t
h,
your body makes
new bone ti
ss
u
e
faster than
it
breaks
dow
n o
l
d
er bone
.
in
young adulthood, bone
m
ass
i
s
a
t i
ts
peak;
aft
er
th
at,
bone
los
s
starts
t
o outpace bo
ne gro
wth
,
and
bone
m
ass decreases.
B
u
t
rt's
a long and v
e
ry slow process that c
an b
e slowed down eve
n
m
o
r
e th
r
ough
calciu
m-
rich
diets and
weight-bearing exe
r
c
is
e.
Who should monitor bone mass?
Most
people have
no need
to monrtor bone
mass,
burt certain groups
-
post-
menopausal women, men
and
women
with
certa
i
n diseases,
anyone who takes
medications
that affect bone
tissue
-
might want to watch
for decreases
in
bone
mass. The bone
ma
ss
reading
i
s to
be
u
sed
as gu
i
de only. Watch for trends over t
i
me
and
contact you
r
heal
t
hc
are provider for
a
more
detaiied
explanation
of
the readings
and
wit
h
any
questions
or co
n
cerns.
