Can body composition analyzers reveal the hidden secrets of the body? Is there any other effect?
People who have been to a fitness or health management agency will probably have this experience: before the coach or health manager develops a personalized plan for you, they will take you to a device to measure your body composition, and according to the current component index of your body given by the instrument, it will provide a basis for improvement in weight control, fat loss, muscle training, nutritional balance and disease diagnosis.
What can InBody do?
This instrument is called InBody (Human Composition Analyzer), and the basic working principle is that the conductivity of different body components is different, and each component of the body is accurately analyzed by injecting a small amount of alternating current into the body.
InBody can measure many data such as weight, protein, body water content, body fat, visceral fat, etc., calculate BMI, body fat percentage, waist-to-hip fat ratio, etc., and provide nutritional assessment, weight management, obesity analysis, body strength, health assessment and other analysis to form an evaluation report.
Who needs to do the InBody test?
1. Obese and healthy people who need to lose weight
The data such as BMI, body fat percentage, waist-to-hip ratio, visceral fat area and other data measured by InBody can accurately diagnose the degree and type of obesity of the examinee.
Regular body composition analysis and examination in healthy people can help reduce the occurrence of chronic diseases and improve the quality of life.
2. People with specific chronic diseases
For example, the InBody segment measures human muscle content, especially lower extremity muscle mass, which has a strong correlation with the prevalence of diabetes.
At the same time, InBody helps determine whether the subject has abdominal obesity and better predicts the occurrence of diabetes;
InBody can also confirm whether the body’s internal and external water levels meet the balanced standard after hemodialysis through the extracellular water ratio.
It can also detect early detection of malnutrition in patients with chronic kidney disease; For patients with liver disease, the skeletal muscle mass of InBody is a good indicator for assessing the nutritional status of patients with liver disease.
The extracellular water ratio allows the evaluation of edema status and severity in patients with cirrhosis.
3. There are 8 types of InBody body components
By analyzing the ratio of three indicators, namely body weight, skeletal muscle, and body fat, Inbody can obtain 8 body composition types.
They are normal weight muscular type, normal weight obese type, normal weight thin type, underweight frail type, underweight muscular type, overweight frail type, overweight muscular type, and overweight obese type.
1. Normal weight muscle type (“false fat type”)
The results of the three body composition test results, namely body weight, skeletal muscle, and body fat, form a “D” type, which is the ideal body composition state.
2. Normal weight obesity type (“pseudo-thin type”)
The results of the three body composition test results of body weight, skeletal muscle, and body fat constitute a “C” type, and body fat exceeds the normal range, which is the least ideal body composition state.
The fat content of the normal weight obese type is above the standard, the muscle content is low, and it is necessary to reduce body fat weight, and/or increase the weight of skeletal muscle.
3. Normal weight and weak type
The results of the three body components of body weight, skeletal muscle, and body fat also constitute a “C” type, with body weight and body fat in the normal range, but skeletal muscle weight below the ideal range.
4. Underweight and frail type (common in malnourished patients)
Body weight, skeletal muscle, and body fat are all below the normal range, and although they are not prone to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, other health problems are inevitable.
5. Underweight muscle type
Body weight and body fat are below the normal range, and skeletal muscles are developed. People with this body type should not lose fat anymore, because fat stores energy, helps absorb soluble vitamins, and maintains the function of skin and hair texture and component tissue cells.
6. Overweight and weak type
Body weight and body fat outside the normal range, but not enough skeletal muscle mass. It is prone to obesity-related complications such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, tumors, osteoarthritis, etc.
7. Overweight muscle type (more common in athletes)
Body weight and skeletal muscle outside the normal range, body fat is normal, and this body type is more common in athletes. Overweight is due to the large weight of skeletal muscle and does not require weight loss.
8. Overweight and obese type
Weight, skeletal muscle, and body fat are all outside the normal range, and are more common in “chronic obesity”. To prevent obesity complications, weight loss is necessary to reduce body fat mass.
What should I do if obesity is detected?
If the report after the InBody test suggests that the body type is overweight, obese, or the body composition type is normal weight obese type and other body types that need to be improved, it is necessary to change the bad lifestyle, adjust diet, exercise to lose weight, and change the body composition type under the guidance of a doctor or health manager.
If the above methods are not effective, medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.
Western medicine is effective in weight loss, but the side effects are relatively large. In comparison, traditional Chinese medicine is effective for weight loss and has few side effects, and doctors prescribe treatment for symptoms and physique through syndrome differentiation and treatment, with different treatment principles such as laxative, dissolving stasis, and expectoration.
In addition, acupuncture and external treatment methods can also be used for weight loss treatment, such as moxibustion, acupoint application and other weight loss, which must be effective with perseverance.
If you want to know your physical condition, you can come to our clinic for an inbody test, need to lose weight or gain muscle, and our doctors can formulate a personalized conditioning plan.