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		Body Composition Analysis In recent years, people have come to recognize that obesity causes a wide range of health problems. It is known that the most effective and scientific way to prevent obesity is to analyze body composition on a regular basis. Our Body Composition Analyzer measures 4 components quantitatively: Water, Protein, Mineral and Fat. It is important to check changes in body composition resulting from diet, disease, metabolism, exercise and other factors. Body composition analysis is frequently used in hospitals, health centers, fitness club and in field studies. To provide personal treatment, we can help individuals recognize and understand their health conditions and probability of being exposed to chronic diseases such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis of the knees. Also, we can help you check body composition of the examinees and even their lifestyle. To detect invisible obesity, a wonderful body shape or healthy body is not defined as weighing 45 Kilos, but having a low percentage of body fat. It is lean body mass that forms the body shape and having a lighter weight does not necessarily mean being in a beautiful body. What guarantees the beautiful body is balanced ratio of Lean Body mass to Body Fat Mass. IN THE RESULT SHEET, YOU CAN FIND: 1. BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS gives a quantitative evaluation of intracellular and extracellular fluid, protein, bone minerals and fat in the body. 2. MUSCLE-FAT DIAGNOSIS Soft Lean Mass is the muscle mass of the limbs, the internal organs and the skin. Body Fat Mass is the sum of subcutaneous fat, visceral fat and intramuscular fat. Obesity means a relatively excess of body fat to muscle mass. Percent Body Fat is the percentage of body fat to total body weight. 3. FLUID DIAGNOSIS Body fluid analysis data for each arms, legs, and trunk. Body fluids in each limbs reflect the amount of the lean body mass in a healthy body. So the differences between the bar lengths indicate the difference of muscle mass in each segments. This is useful to monitor the changes of body composition during treatments. 4. EDEMA EXAM The normal range is 0.30 to 0.35. If the value is over the range, it reflects an excess of body fluid. In case both the weight and the edema value are higher than the average range, a close examination is needed. 5. EVALUATION Muscle type tells us the physical constitution of the examinee based on the weight and the amount of muscle. Normal weight is within + 10% of the standard weight. When the amount of muscle is insufficient, with regard to the weight it is called Sarcopenic. The opposite case is called Muscular type. Proportionate type is between the ranges. 6. WEIGHT CONTROL Muscle and Body Fat control amount to maintain healthy distribution of body composition. It is determined by considering examinees’ weight and LBM. People who fit into the healthy weight range may need more muscle and need to reduce fat. 7. FITNESS SCORE This score lets you more easily understand your fitness level. Most people belong to the range of 75 to 85. The less muscle or the more fat you have, the lower the score is. 90 points or above is considered as the maximal activity. 8. BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE Impedance is the resistance to the flow of the current in a given body. Hence the greater the resistance, the higher the Impedance measurement value. Electrical resistance of the upper arm and leg yields good estimates of whole body fat. In a healthy subject, at a low frequency of 5 kHz, we measure only the extra-cellular space (ECW). A HIGH Impedance value is registered on the device. However, at a higher frequency of 200 kHz, the current is sufficient to penetrate the cell membrane wall; the Impedance is then LOWER and measures both inside and outside the cells - total body water (TBW). The greater the variance between these two values, the healthier the body cell. 9. NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT The information given here are the general assessments related to degree of obesity. • NO BED! • NO ADHESIVE ELECTRODES! • SAFE, EASY TO PERFORM! • 2 MINUTES TEST WITH IMMEDIATE RESULTS. Back to Dr. Nawal's treatments