Body Composition Analysis is the gold standard for measuring body composition.  It is a highly accurate Imaging system for measuring body fat as well as muscle and bone mass. 

By understanding the relationship between your muscle, fat and bone you’ll be able to improve weight loss results by monitoring fat loss and muscle growth, increase overall health and wellness, and reduce your chance of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity.  Having repeat scans can show you how your body composition changes as a result of your lifestyle changes.

For assessing health, the measurement of body fat is more accurate than body weight.  A person can have a lot of muscle but be considered “over-weight” by many Body Mass Index charts (height/weight charts).  The opposite can also be true ~ a person can have a lot of fat and very little muscle and be “over fat” but not over-weight.

The influences on body composition include the following:           

 

Classifications of body fat percentages for each gender, according to Duke University Medical Center and others are: 

Adult Male          

            

Adult Female