Body Composition Analyser
Body Composition Analysis (BCA) reveals our total body water, protein, minerals, body fat mass, and weight. A BCA report helps your physician establish an accurate baseline and plan your health goals from there. The body composition analysis performed at regular intervals can assist in monitoring the set goals. Avoiding future complications or managing existing chronic disorders, you name it.
Why is it important?
- Provides baseline data for nutrition counseling and treatment of obesity.
- Develop a complete physical fitness profile for clients.
- Monitor body fat loss and muscle growth due to exercise and diet.
How it works?
This noninvasive technique involves the placement of electrodes on the person’s feet, hands or both. A low-level electrical current is sent through the body and the flow of the current is affected by the amount of water in the body. BIA device measures how this signal is impeded through different types of tissue (muscle has high conductivity, but fat slows the signal down.)
Features offered
- Total body water: Depicts the amount of water in the
body in any form - Protein: This is a reflection of the protein contained in
your body’s muscles. - Minerals: Your body contains minerals which are primarily
contained in two places: in the bloodstream and inside bone tissue. - Body fat mass: The amount of fat in the body.
- Weight: The overall sum of fat mass and fat-free mass.
- Skeletal muscle mass: Skeletal Muscle Mass are the muscles that are connected
to your bones and allow you to move. These are all the muscles that can be grown
and developed through exercise (your pectorals, biceps, quadriceps, and so on). - BMI: Is a measure of body fat based on height and weight.
- Percent body fat: Is the percentage of your body weight that’s fat.
- Segmental lean and fat analysis: Provides examines with the ability to observe the left /right lean balance and lean body mass and fat body mass distribution segmentally.
- Body composition history: Helps to monitor the changes in the above measurements.
- Weight control: Helps you to determine the target weight, the total weight to be controlled, the amount of fat control and the amount of muscle control.
- Obesity evaluation: Depicts the degree of obesity.
- Waist-hip ratio: As the name suggests, it is the ratio of waist over hip. Less than 0.85 for females and less than 0.95 for males.
- Visceral fat level: Is the body fat stored in the abdominal cavity.
- Fat-free mass: All the mass in your body that is not attributed to fat.
- Basal metabolic rate: Indicates the minimum energy required to sustain vital functions while at rest.
- Recommended calorie intake: Number of calories required by an individual on daily basis.
What are the dangers of not knowing your body composition?
Complications of Obesity
- Early mortality
- Cardiovascular disease
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Gallbladder disease
- Cancer
- Arthritis
- Back pain
- Pregnancy complications
- Menstrual abnormalities
- Shortness of breath
- Sleep apnea
- Impaired heart function
- Impaired immune function
Complications of Low Body Fat
- Poor insulation
- Minimal energy stores
- Lack of cushioning for organs
- Poor cardiovascular function
- Prone to illness
- Poor recovery from exercise/illness
- Low testosterone
- Weak muscles
- Loss of bone density
- Amenorrhea
Complications of Low Muscle Mass (Sarcopenia)
- Frailty
- Starvation
- Poor insulin resistance/glycemic control
- Metabolic problems increase
- Osteoporosis
- Hormone dysregulation
- Low strength
- Higher risk of hospitalization/ hospital LOS
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