Oregon Scientific GA 101 KEY Features, Front view Back view, HOW the Body Weight Monitor Works

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KEY FEATURES

Front view	Back view
LCD Display
- Button	+ Button
	Set button
Metal Foot pads
	Reset button
Scale Platform

Carrying Handle

User Setting Switches

Battery Compartment

LCD display symbols

HOW THE BODY WEIGHT MONITOR WORKS

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

When you step on the Monitor, a weight measurement is taken. The Monitor can also help you to automatically calculate your Body mass index (BMI) and Body Fat Index, two internationally accepted indicators of health and obesity levels.

Weight alone is not a good enough indicator of health because it does not differentiate between muscles, tissues, bones, and fat. As such, when a person loses weight, it may be a result of the loss of muscles or body water but not fat. In order to better understand your body composition and current health level, both the BMI and Body Fat Index should be observed.

Neither the BMI nor the Body Fat Index, taken individually, gives the complete picture of your health. For example, bodybuilders often have high BMI (considered obese) but low Body Fat Index (considered healthy). The BMI, in this case, does not take into account that the extra weight is from muscles and water but not fat. Conversely, a very thin person may have low Body Fat Index (considered healthy) but also lower-than-accepted BMI (considered unhealthy). This means that the person is still at risk health-wise, despite the low Body Fat Index.

NOTE Consult your physician before you begin a new diet or exercise program.

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