Various Criteria; What Is Body Fat Percentage - Tanita TBF-300WA plus Instruction Manual

Various Criteria

- What is body fat percentage?

Body fat percentage is the amount of body fat as a proportion of your body weight.
Reducing excess levels of body fat has shown to reduce the risk of certain conditions such as high blood
pressure, heart disease,diabetes and cancer. The chart below shows the healthy ranges for body fat.
Healthy Range Indicator
Your Body Composition Analyzer automatically compares your body fat percentage reading to the
Healthy Body Fat Range chart. After your body fat percentage has been calculated, the bar on the left side
of the LCD will light up, identifying where you fall within the Body Fat Ranges for your age and gender.
(+): Overfat and Obese
Overfat; above the healthy range. Increased risk for health problems.
Obese; high above the healthy body fat range.
Greatly increased risk of obesity-related health problems.
(0): Healthy; within the healthy body fat percentage range for your age/gender.
( - ): Underfat; below the healthy body fat range. Increased risk for health problems.
*Note: Athletes may have a lower body fat range depending on their particular sport or
activity.
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(Applicable age 7 to 99)