Appendix
Care and Maintenance
Measuring Methods and Measuring Results
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What is visceral fat level?
The more visceral fat there
is, the higher the risk of
diseases caused by lifestyle
It was pointed out in the report of Obesity
Diagnostic Criteria Research Committee of the
Japan Society of Obesity, and learned from studies
on visceral fat area and quantity of complications
damaging health, if the visceral fat area value
is over 100 cm
2
, quantity of complications
will significantly rise, and average quantity
of complications will be more than 1.5. If the
visceral fat area value is over 150 cm
2
, quantity of
complications will significantly rise, and average
quantity of complications will be more than 2.
* So-called complications refer to lifestyle-related diseases
caused by obesity (mainly Type 2 diabetes, abnormal fat
metabolism and hypertension, etc).
*
This product cannot display visceral fat level of users
under 17 years old.
*
There is condition of low body fat percentage and
high visceral fat level, and condition of high body fat
percentage and low visceral fat level.
*
Visceral fat level is always a roughly number. For
medical diagnosis, please consult a doctor.
Visceral fat level classification
Visceral fat level
Classification
Normal
High
Very High
0.5~9.5
10.0~14.5
15.0~30.0
The results obtained by dividing fat area surrounding the viscera on the CT scan image of
abdomen into 30 levels and calculated by the our unique calculation method.
Percentage of subcutaneous
fat weight in body weight.
*
Subcutaneous fat percentage of different parts refer to the percentage of subcutaneous
fat weight in weight of all parts.
What is subcutaneous fat percentage?
Fat and visceral fat index
Application Guide
Subcutaneous fat= fat below the skin
Subcutaneous fat not only accumulates around
the stomach but also around the upper arms,
hips and thighs, and can cause a distortion of the
body’s proportions. Although not directly linked to
increased risk of disease, it is thought to increase
pressure on the heart and other complications.
Subcutaneous fat is not displayed in this unit, but
is included in the body fat
percentage.
Visceral fat =fat surrounding internal organs
Too much visceral fat is thought to be closely linked to increased
levels of fat in the bloodstream, which can lead to common
diseases such as hyperlipidemia and diabetes, which impairs
the ability of insulin to transfer energy from the bloodstream
and using it in cells. In order to prevent or improve conditions
of common diseases, it is important to try and reduce visceral
fat levels to an acceptable level. People with high visceral fat
levels tend to have large stomachs.
However, this is not always the case
and high visceral fat levels can lead
to metabolically obese. Metabolically
obese (visceral obesity with normal
weight) represents fat levels that
are higher than average, even if a
person’s weight is at or below the
standard for their height.
Visceral fat obesity and subcutaneous fat obesity
[Example of visceral fat
obesity] (CT image of
the abdomen)
[Example of
subcutaneous fat
obesity] (CT image of
the abdomen)
Subcutaneous fat percentage (%)=(subcutaneous fat weight (kg)/body weight (kg))×100
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