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Body Weight
Nov 14, 2024

Body Weight is the weight of a person's body. In other terms, it is the mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
What can cause unintentional increase or decrease in body weight?
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    Visceral Fat Rate
    Nov 14, 2024

    Visceral fat, lies out of reach, deep within the abdominal cavity, where it pads the spaces between our abdominal organs.
    What do I need to know about Visceral Fat/Belly Fat?
    The fat you can pinch is subcutaneous fat (fat that sits just bel...

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    What is body fat?
    Oct 14, 2024


    Body fat, or adipose tissue, is more complex than you might think. Beyond fat cells, it is made up of connective tissue, immune cells, and nerve cells.
    There are two types of body fat: subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. Subcutaneous fat is...

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    What is Obesity?
    Oct 10, 2024

    Obesity and overweight have in the last decade become a global problem - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) back in 2005 approximately 1.6 billion adults over the of age 15+ were overweight, at least 400 million adults were obese and at...

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    What is Segmental Body Composition?
    Oct 10, 2024

    With the Body Scan, Withings has introduced a new and improved body composition measurement technology. Segmental body composition includes more in-depth fat mass, muscle mass, bone mass, and water percentage metrics. With the aid of the additional e...

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    Body Composition
    Sep 25, 2024

    Body Composition: Definition and Insights Into Health
    Body composition is the term used in the fitness and health community to refer to the percentage of fat, water, bone, muscle, skin, and other lean tissues that make up the body. 
    W...

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    Body Fat Percentage
    Sep 25, 2024

    Body Fat Percentage: Charting Averages in Men and Women Body fat (BF) percentage refers to the ratio of fat (adipose tissue) in the body in comparison to overall body weight.1 While body mass index (BMI) is often used to estimate body ...

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    Body Water
    Sep 11, 2024

    Body Water
    In a survival scenario, the “rule of three” refers to the priorities that the human body needs to survive. In a hostile environment, you can survive without food for 3 weeks, without water for 3 days, without shelter for 3...

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    Proper term interpretation
    Sep 02, 2024

    3T Assessment
    The 3T assessment is designed to address three important indicators of the body: body composition, body posture, and body function.
    "Body weight" Fat mass + fat-free weight
    Source of data: direct measurements
    Key Poi...