Introduction
The US Surgeon General estimates that one-fourth of adult
Americans are overweight. Obesity (having an abnormally high
proportion of body fat) is a known risk factor for such health
hazards as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and
some forms of cancer. In the U.S. alone, &proximately 280,000
adult deaths are attributed to obesity!
The Health o
Professional Body Fat Monitor and Scale
can help you in achieving your physical best by providing two
critical measurement estimates: BODY FAT COMPOSITION and
BODY WEIGHT.
INDICATIONS FOR USE: The Health o
Professional Body Fat
Monitor and Scale is intended for the estimation of percent body fat
and body weight.
Body Fat Composition: What Does It Mean?
Simply speaking, your body is made up of lean mass and fat mass.
Lean mass consists of muscle, bones, organs, etc. Fat mass is body
fat. While everyone needs a certain amount of fat to assist the body
in storing energy, providing heat insulation and other functions, most
people will find they are at their most fit when they increase their
lean mass and decrease their fat mass.
While standard scales are useful in providing a measurement of overall
weight, they do not calculate the percentage of fat within the body.
However, the Health o
Professional Body Fat Monitor and Scale
allows the user to monitor both of these important health factors.
Body Fat Composition: How Is It Estimated?
The Health o meter Professional Body Fat Monitor and Scale uses a
technique called Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA). A harmless
amount of bioelectrlc current is sent from the footpads through the
body. The current travels at different speeds through lean and fat
body masses. The Health o
Professional Body Fat Monitor
and Scale’s microprocessor analyzes the degree of impedance, or
transmission speed.
Taking into consideration the user’s height, age, gender and weight,
the Professional Body Fat Monitor and Scale calculates the com-
position of the body. The percentage of the body that is com-
posed of fat is displayed on the monitor -“body fat percentage.”
