Health and Fitness Information CenterKnow where you stand with your weightThe average person grows up thinking about their weight, without taking into account their body fat percentage.
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There are several ways to determine your body fat percent available today. Gaining wide support by medical and fitness experts is the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). From the privacy of your home, this method offers the easiest and most convenient method by integrating advanced technology and traditional BIA into a bathroom scale. Height-Weight Tables were originally developed by insurance companies to establish recommended weight ranges for men and women. The "desirable" weights were those associated with the lowest mortality among large population studies of insured people. Unfortunately, these studies do not accurately represent a cross-section of the entire American population. |
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Waist Measurement Research indicates that visceral fat (waist size) is more important in the disease process than subcutaneous fat which is just under the skin ("love handles", "pinchable inches"). Abdominal fat cells appear to produce certain compounds that may influence cholesterol and glucose metabolism. In men, a waist size of >40" and in women >35" is an indication of increased health risk.
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