Body fat percentage

Body fat percentage is an index used to measure adiposity. It is more accurate than body mass index, but is less frequently used. This is because most of the techniques used to measure body fat percentage require expensive equipment or skilled professionals.

Techniques for measuring body fat percentage include:

• calipers/ skinfold
• body part circumference
• scales or hand-held devices that measure bioelectrical impedance
• underwater weighing

External links

• Healthy percentage body fat ranges: an approach for developing guidelines based on body mass indexPMID 10966886
• U.S. Navy Circumference Method
• BMI to Body Fat formula

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