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Article: Just how helpful are those fat monitors? those fat monitors? It's not weight but body fat that counts. But are DIY fat monitors any more useful than bathroom scales . . ?
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- June 12, 2007
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SALES of traditional bathroom scales have dropped as slimmersswitch to hightech body fat monitors.
These devices not only tell you how much you weigh, but also reveal what percentage of your body is pure fat.
It's an important step forward in health terms, as it's excess fat rather than weight that is the problem. When you step on a set of scales, you're not just weighing fat, but also muscles and bones. In contrast, a body fat monitor allows you to measure just how much fat is in your body, giving a much truer picture of how overweight you really are.
About halfthe adult English population is overweight or obese, which increases the risk of diseases such as ...