Oregon Scientific GA 101 How to Interpret Body Fat Level Indicator, Body Fat Standard Reason

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How to Interpret Body Fat Level Indicator

In addition to displaying your Body Fat Index, the Monitor provides a Body Fat Level Indicator on the LCD screen to help you immediately gauge your level of health without referring to the chart above.

Very Low Low Optimal High Very High

Body Fat Standard	Reason
Very High	Body Fat Index at this level indicates the person is seriously
	obese to a degree that this can have adverse health
	consequences. Maintaining this level of fat for a long period of
	time places the person at risk of hypertension, heart disease,
	and diabetes. Consult your doctor on a long-term weight loss
	and exercise program.
High	It is likely that the person is obese. Careful implementation and
	monitoring of diet and exercise is recommended.
Optimal	This is the ideal level of body fat for the average person.
Low	For athletes, this is a desirable level of body fat. For regular
	persons, a regular diet should be considered to improve the
	balance of body composition.
Very Low	The level of body fat is dangerously low. Persons in this level
	should seek to implement a regular diet. Maintaining this level of
	body composition can place a person at risk of malnutrition and
	other health risks.

Reference:

1.Robert M. Ross, Andrew S. Jackson: Exercise concepts, calculations, and computer applications.

Carmel, Ind.: Benchmark Press, 1990.

How Body Fat Index Fluctuates

It is recommended that you choose a time slot to measure body fat and then monitor it regularly at the same condition. Ideally, body hydration level is most stable during late afternoon, right before dinner. Please note the many factors may alter an individual’s body fat reading, including alcohol consumption, taking a bath or exercising, waking up, eating, fever and illnesses.

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