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Article: 'Smarter' Scales Take Guesswork Out of Diet and Exercise Evaluation; Next Generation of Body Fat Monitor/Scales Recalls Previous Weight to Current Weight, Recommends Daily Caloric Intake and Evaluates Body Fat Reading To Healthy Standards.
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- December 11, 2001
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Exercisers and dieters who gauge the effectiveness of their fitness programs with traditional weight scales are a step behind the pack.
New Scale plus Body Fat Monitors from the Tanita Corporation, developers of the first home-use body fat monitor/scale, measure body fat percentage as easily as weight. These "smart" scales are even smarter with the ability to compare the current body fat percentage to the healthy range, recommend the estimated number of calories needed daily to maintain current weight and recall previous weight to monitor progress.
"Consumers are demanding smarter products," said Jeff Kahn, vice president of ...