Body Water - Medion MD 11540 Manual

Percentage ratio of body fat to total weight:
FEMALE
Age Low fat Normal
level fat level
6 - 12 < 7 7-19
13-19 < 20 20-31
20-39 < 21 21-32
40-59 < 23 23-34
60-79 < 25 25-36
Athlete 12-25

Body water

60% of an adult's body is made up of water. This varies according to certain
factors: older people have a lower water level than younger people, and men
have a higher water level than women. The difference between men and women
is based on women's higher body fat mass. As the majority of the body water is
found in the fat-free mass (73% of the fat-free mass is water) and the water
content of fat tissue is naturally very low (around 10% of fat tissue is water), when
the body fat ratio is low the body water ratio falls automatically.
A 5% loss of water can reduce body energy by 20–30%. Drink at least 2 litres of
liquid every day.
Normal percentage of body water:
Child
Adult
Athlete
In general sports people have 5 % more body water.
As age increases the water ratio falls by around 10 %.
Hight Very high
fat level fat level
19-25 > 25
31-37 > 37
32-38 > 38
34-40 > 40
36-42 > 42
FEMALE MALE
58-70 60-73
42-61 46-66
56-71 60-73
N
MALE
Age Low fat Normal
level fat level
6-12 < 7 7-18
13-19 < 8 8-19
20-39 < 9 9-20
40-59 < 11 11-22
60-79 < 13 13-24
Athlete 3-15
OTES ON MEASUREMENTS
High fat Very high
level fat level
18-25 > 25
19-25 > 25
20-26 > 26
22-28 > 28
24-30 > 30
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