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(Applicable age 5 to 99)
-What is body fat percentage?
Body fat percentage is the amount of body fat as a proportion of your body weight.
Reducing excess levels of body fat has shown to reduce the risk of certain conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease,
diabetes and cancer. The chart below shows the healthy ranges for body fat.
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2 HD McCarthy et al. Int J Obes 2006; 30: 598-602
"Body Fat Reference Curves for Children."
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Healthy Range Indicator
Your Body Composition Analyzer automatically compares your body fat percentage reading to
the Healthy Body Fat Range chart, identifying where you fall within the Body Fat Ranges for
your age and gender.
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: Overfat and Obese
Overfat; above the healthy range. Increased risk for health problems.
Obese; high above the healthy body fat range. Greatly increased risk of obesity-related
health problems.
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: Healthy; within the healthy body fat percentage range for your age/gender.
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: Underfat; below the healthy body fat range. Increased risk for health problems.
Note
: Athletes may have a lower body fat range depending on their particular sport or activity.