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Body Fat Composition
Not all body mass is the same — you are made up of both lean mass
and fat mass. Lean mass includes vital organs, muscle, and bone. Fat
mass is body fat, and you need a certain amount of body fat for good
health. It helps the body store energy, and insulates and protects lean
mass. Too much body fat, however, is not healthy.
If you have used traditional bathroom scales in the past, you know it
only tells you what you weigh overall—both lean mass and body fat
together. The Health o meter
®
Professional Body Fat Monitor and
Scale lets you check both your weight and body fat.
About Body Fat
About Body Fat
Congratulations on your purchase of this HEALTH-O-METER
®
wellness
monitoring device. It’s so much more than just a scale—it’s a technolog-
ically advanced device. Just program your personal information and it
helps you monitor your weight and body fat. It’s easy to program, and
can store information for two different people. Once your data is stored,
it will only need to be reentered if there is a change to the data. Just
step on the scale and read your data. It’s that simple!
Determining Body Fat Composition
The Health o meter
®
Professional Body Fat Monitor and Scale uses a
technique called “BIA” or Bioelectric Impedence Analysis. A harmless
bioelectric current passes from the foot pads through the body. The
current travels at different speeds through lean mass and body fat. The
scale’s microprocessor analyzes the impedance, or speed of the current
travelling through the body.
Since everyone is unique, the scale also asks you to enter your height,
age, gender, which—along with weight—is used to calculate the com-
position of the body. The display shows the percentage of body fat.
According to estimates by the US Surgeon General, nearly one-fourth
of adult Americans are overweight. Obesity is defined as having an
abnormally high proportion of body fat. Obesity is known to be a risk
factor for health problems including heart disease, high blood pressure,
stroke, diabetes, and even certain types of cancer.
The Health o meter
®
Professional Body Fat Monitor and Scale can help
you in achieving your physical best by providing two critical measure-
ment estimates: BODY FAT COMPOSITION and BODY WEIGHT.
The Health o meter
®
Professional Body Fat Monitor and Scale is
intended for the estimation of percent body fat and body weight.