How The Body Fat Monitor Works; Body Mass Index; What Is Body Mass Index (Bmi); How To Interpret Bmi - Oregon Scientific GR101H Manual Del Usuario

NOTE
The time information will be erased
when the RESET hole is pressed on the
Remote Monitor. All other values, such as
date and month, will not be affected.
How the Body Fat Monitor
Works
When you step on the scale, a weight
measurement is taken. The GR101 can
also help you to automatically calculate
your Body mass index (BMI) and Body
Fat Percentage, two internationally
accepted indicators of health and obesity
levels.
Weight alone is not a good enough
indicator of health because it does not
differentiate between muscles, tissues,
bones, and fat. As such, when a person
loses weight, it may be a result of the
loss of muscles or body water but not fat.
In order to better understand your body
composition and current health level, both
the BMI and Body Fat Percentage should
be observed.
Neither the BMI nor the Body Fat
Percentage, taken individually, gives
the complete picture of your health. For
example, bodybuilders often have high
BMI (considered obese) but low Body
Fat Percentage (considered healthy).
The BMI, in this case, does not take
into account that the extra weight is
from muscles and water but not fat.
Conversely, a very thin person may have
low Body Fat Percentage (considered
healthy) but also lower-than-accepted
BMI (considered unhealthy). This means
that the person is still at risk health-wise,
despite the low Body Fat Percentage.
NOTE
Consult your physician before you
begin a new diet or exercise program.

BODY MASS INDEX

What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?

Body mass index (BMI) is a widely used
international standard that measures
height-to-weight ratio to determine
obesity. BMI is calculated using the
following:
BMI = Body weight (kg)
[Body height (m)]
NOTE
Refer to WEIGHT CONVERSION
TABLE to convert between weight units.
The BMI is only a general indicator of
your health level. As such, accuracies
may vary depending on your body type
and composition. Consult your physician
to find out more about your current health.
NOTE
BMI should not be used as a guideline
for health risks for the following groups:
Group
Children / BMI ranges are only
teenagers based on adult heights.
Athletes BMI does not
and body- differentiate between
builders fat and muscle, thus
making it inaccurate
for persons with high
muscle volumes.
Pregnant This group generates
or nursing naturally high fat
women reserves as part of the
pregnancy.
People over Fat reserves naturally
the age of tend to be higher with
65 older persons.

How to Interpret BMI

Use the resulting BMI value with the chart
below to determine your current level of
health:
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