The importance of water for your health
The human body is about
Water performs a number of important roles in the body:
Water is a constituent of our cells. This means that all the cells in the body, whether in the skin, glands, muscles, brain or anywhere else, can only do their job if they have enough water.
Water acts as a solvent of substances important to the body.
The quantity can vary considerably and it needs to be regularly replaced.
Acute shortage of water can produce the following symptoms:
Thirst, in the case of over 0.5 per cent of the body weight (0.3 to 0.4 litres of water)
A decline in physical and mental performance is apparent on losing as little as
2per cent of body water, for example through sweating or diarrhoea
A 3 per cent drop causes a decline in production of saliva and urine, the mouth becomes dry and constipation may occur
A greater loss of body water can lead to a rapid pulse, increased body temperature and confusion.
A healthy adult should normally drink about 2 litres of fluid. More fluid is needed in the case of vigorous expenditure of energy, heat, cold dry air, a
Factors influencing the results
Analysis is based on the measurement of the body's electrical resistance. The water content in the lean mass and the proportion of body fat and muscle affect measurement results. Eating and drinking habits during the course of the day and individual lifestyle affect the water balance. This is noticeable due to fluctuations in body water and body fat percentage readings.
Other factors can affect water balance too:
After a bath, the body fat reading may be too low and the body water reading too high.
After a meal, readings can be higher. Women may experience fluctuations due to the
Note
The scale has an 
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Technical data:
Weighing capacity x graduation = max. 150 kg x 100 g
Graduation: body fat: 0.1 %
Graduation: body water: 0.1 %
Warranty
Soehnle guarantees that all defects due to materials or manufacturing faults will be remedied by replacement or repair, free of charge, for a period of 3 years from the date of purchase. Please keep your purchase receipt and the guarantee card in a safe place. If you have any complaints, please return the scale to your dealer with the guarantee card and receipt.
This device is screened in accordance with the applicable EC Directive 89/336/EEC.
Note: the display value may be affected by extreme electromagnetic influences, e.g. when a radio is
Water is a carrier of nutrients, endogenous substances and products of metabolism.
Water is a reactant in chemical reactions involving or requiring water that take place continuously in each of the body‘s cells.
Water is a coolant and plays a part in regulating the temperature balance, particularly through perspiration.
The percentage of body water decreases with age. It can be:
75 to 80 per cent in newborn babies about 60 per cent in adult men of normal weight,
50 to 55 per cent in adult women of normal weight,
about 50 per cent in older people. Each of us loses a certain quantity of fluid
Health experts recommend the following percentages of body fat/body water:
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menstrual cycle.
Loss of water caused by illness or after physical activity (sport). After exercise you should wait 6 to 8 hours before measuring your body fat percentage again.
It is important to always to measure yourself under the same conditions. Varying or implausible
results can occur in the case of:
•Persons with a high temperature, symptoms of oedema or osteoporosis
•Persons on dialysis treatment
•Persons taking cardiovascular medicine
•Pregnant women
•Athletes who undertake more than 10 hours of intensive training per week and have a resting pulse rate of under 60/min
•Competitive athletes and body builders.
Height range:
Age range:
Large LCD display
Measuring current: 0.035 mA RMS, 50 kHz
Battery requirements: 4 1.5 V Mignon AA (LR6) (batteries are included)
Meaning of symbols
➀Batteries spent.
➁Overload: 150 kg or more
➂Implausible analysis result – check individual programming
➃Bad foot contact – clean scale or wash feet
operated in the immediate vicinity of the device. The product can be used for its intended purpose again when the interference disappears, but may have to be switched on again first.
Correct battery disposal:
Batteries must not be disposed of as household waste. The law requires that you, as consumer, return the waste batteries either to public collection points in your town or to any outlet selling batteries of the same kind.
Note:
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> 60 | 27.4 | 30.7 | 34.0 | 37.3 | 50 | 20.2 | 23.7 | 26.2 | 29.3 | 50 |
Fluctuations can nevertheless occur (see page 19).
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