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Guide to Buying the Best Body Fat Monitor

 

 

It is difficult to find objective information about body fat monitors, also known as body composition monitors. The following information is intended to make your search a little easier.

 

The “About” website, in its Health and Fitness section has several articles: Before You Buy a Body Fat Monitor, Top
4 Body Fat Monitors, What’s Your Body Fat? and Body Composition (Body Fat vs. Body Weight).

WeightLossResources is a British site with a page on body fat measurement.

In 2005, Australia's Choice magazine did a comparative survey of 13 body fat monitors. A summary is available at the website, but you will have to pay a fee to view the actual report.

 

The Five Star Review website provides a useful introduction to Tanita body composition monitors.

 

Tanita is one of the leading manufacturers, and a fair amount of information is available at the Tanita website. Available for download there are several pdf-file booklets, Live a Healthy Life, Understanding Body Fat Analysis and What You Should Know about Body Fat.

 

The Omron website contains detail of its body fat analyzers, including a FAQ page. Other company websites include HoMedics, Soehnle and Conair.

 

Amazon.com is an excellent source of information on new products and the latest prices, as well as offering numerous user reviews. Other commercial websites, such as Epinions, also provide user reviews of their products.

 

The DMN Forums website in October 2005 did a review of the Omron HBF-306 body fat analyzer. (A critical commentary on this review, from a nutritionist, is here.)

 

See also my own reports, containing a summary of reviews, of the following models:

Omron HBF-306 Body Logic Body Fat Analyzer
Omron HBF-400 Body Fat Monitor
Tanita BC 533 Innerscan Body Composition Monitor

Tanita Innerscan BC-545 Segmental Body Composition Monitor
Tanita InnerScan Body Composition Monitor Series
Tanita Ironman Body Composition Monitor Series


November 11th, 2005
Updated: March 21st, 2007
Updated: November 8th, 2007

 

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