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Body fat % calculations on scales?? 
Posted: 08 March 2008 10:10 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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Hi All,

I have just bought body fat monitor scales and here are the results its given me:

19.5 % fat 54.5 % Water 36.9 5 Muscle = 110.9%

Does anyone know how the calcs are done?
Apparently I have no bone and weigh more than the sum of my parts??
I also seem to be verrrry hydrated are we meant to be one third water?
Can this be correct or are these scales defective.  Help please…

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Posted: 09 March 2008 12:43 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Hey Penny, those scales use elctro resistance to measure all that stuff and is not a 100% accurate, it’s just a gauge, the only true way to figure it out is with a water displacement test, they tend to be very pricey!

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Posted: 09 March 2008 02:43 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Thanks Shawn,
Yeah I’ve read about them. But I thought the scales would at least have an algorythm that added up to 100%.
But maybe they are not meant to? Cause there is water in muscle & organs etc anyways was just trying to get feedback if these scales are a dud and need to be taken back.

Thanks again

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