Interesting Facts - Beurer BF 18 Gebrauchsanleitung

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1. Interesting facts

The measuring principle of the diagnostic scale
This scale determines the body weight, body water and the percentage of muscle according to the
principle of Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA). With this process, an imperceptible, completely safe
and harmless current enables the determination of body tissue proportions within seconds. This meas-
urement of electrical resistance (impedance) and the inclusion of constants and/or individual values
(age, height, sex, activity levels) can be used to determine the percentage of fat, water and muscle in
the body. Muscle tissue and water have good electrical conductivity, and therefore a lower resistance.
On the other hand, fatty tissue has a low conductivity, as the fat cells hardly conduct the current due
to their very high resistance.
Weighing correctly
If possible, always weigh yourself at the same time of day (ideally in the morning), after going to the
toilet, on an empty stomach and without clothes to achieve comparable results.
Only the long-term trend counts.
Short-term weight fluctuations within a few days are usually only due to a loss of liquid. However,
body water plays an important role in your well-being. The interpretation of the results depends on
the changes in the:
1. total weight
2. percentage of fat
3. percentage of water
4. percentage of muscle
and on the length of time during which these changes take place. Rapid changes over several days
should be distinguished from mid-term changes (over several weeks) and long-term changes (months).
As a basic rule, SHORT-TERM weight changes almost exclusively represent changes in water content,
while mid-term and long-term changes can ALSO concern the percentage of fat and muscle.
• If you experience a short-term drop in weight, however the percentage of body fat increases or
remains the same, you have only lost water, e.g. after a training session, going to the sauna or fol-
lowing a diet limited to rapid weight loss.
• If you experience a mid-term weight increase, while the percentage of body fat drops or remains the
same, you might have built up your muscle mass or your body may have retained more water (e.g.
as the result of taking medication or a weaker cardiac function in elderly people).
• If your weight and percentage of body fat drop simultaneously, your diet is working and you are losing
fat mass. Ideally, you can support your diet with physical exercise, fitness or power training. This can
result in a mid-term increase in the percentage of muscle in your body.
And remember: Physical exercise is the basis for a healthy body.
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