Tanita DC-360 S
Complete Body Composition Analysis
The Tanita DC-360 S is a professional body composition meter and scale that uses the 2-frequency bioelectrical impedance method in just 15 seconds. Bioelectrical impedance analysis is a method for assessing body composition. It reports total body water, visceral fat percentage, basal metabolic rate (BMR), body mass index (BMI), and muscle and bone mass. The ratio of body fat measurement to lean body mass is an essential part of assessing a person's overall health. This method can help you understand a full picture of your level of physical condition, muscle ratio and body fat, and provides useful data on total body water (dehydration/hydration), visceral fat percentage and Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). With this data the health professional can review and design an effective nutrition and exercise plan for a healthier lifestyle.
What do the measurements show?
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the amount of energy your body consumes when at rest on a daily basis. Basal Metabolic Rate represents the number of calories required to maintain your body's functions when you are not doing any physical activity.
Muscle mass includes the weight of your body's muscles in kilograms. Higher muscle mass means an increase in metabolic rate and helps prevent various diseases. For example, if a person has a greater amount of body muscle mass, they may burn more calories when at rest compared to someone with a lower percentage of muscle mass. A higher level of muscle mass may help protect against the development of diabetes, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Visceral fat is the fat that surrounds your abdominal organs. High levels of visceral fat can lead to serious health problems and metabolic syndrome.
Body fat percentage – This measurement is useful for assessing your health. Low body fat levels can help prevent various health problems. High body fat levels indicate a greater risk of diabetes and other health problems. Therefore it is very important to maintain healthy body fat percentage levels.
Body water – All cells in the human body need water to function properly. Your body uses water from all its cells, organs and tissues to help regulate temperature and maintain other bodily functions. Your cells lose water through bodily functions such as breathing, sweating and digestion, so it is important to stay hydrated with enough fluids daily. When there is homeostatic balance in the body, you can feel better!
Bone mass – We need healthy, strong bones. Our bones remain strong throughout adulthood. However, on reaching middle age they gradually become thinner, and if we are not careful osteopenia and osteoporosis can develop. It is very important to maintain maximum bone mass and to support the bone density of your skeleton at whatever age you are.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is considered the most recommended way to measure obesity in men and women. It is easy to calculate: simply take your weight and divide it by your height squared. More specifically, it is an assessment index that correlates a person's weight and height in a single measure, indicating whether our weight is healthy in relation to our height. It is used to determine weight categories that can lead to various health problems, contributing to the prevention and management of obesity and other conditions.