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Tanita is the world leader in precision electronic scales.
Tanita revolutionary new InnerScan provides information never before available from a consumer scale. Anyone who is serious about improving their total health and fitness will be able to see their personal progress. The monitors use Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA) to monitor multiple components of overall health. The results are analyzed along with gender, age, height and weight for the most accurate and comprehensive at-home reading ever available. Measurements include Weight, Body Fat %, Body Water %, Basal Metabolic Rate, Metabolic Age, Bone Mass, Muscle Mass, Physique Rating, and exclusive to Tanita Visceral Fat Rating.
To truly understand your inner health you should monitor your body composition.
- What is total body water percentage? (Applicable age 18 - 99) Total Body Water Percentage is the total amount of fluid in a person’s body expressed as a
percentage of their total weight.
Water plays a vital role in many of the body’s processes and is found in every cell, tissue and organ.
Maintaining a healthy total body water percentage will ensure the body functions efficiently and will
reduce the risk of developing associated health problems.
Your body water levels naturally fluctuate throughout the day and night. Your body tends to be
dehydrated after a longnight and there are differences in fluid distribution between day and night.
Eating large meals, drinking alcohol, menstruation, illness, exercising, and bathing may cause
variations in your hydration levels.
Your body water percentage reading should act as a guide and should not be used to specifically
determine your absolute recommended total body water percentage. It is important to look for longterm
changes in total body water percentage and maintain a consistent, healthy total body water
percentage.
Drinking a large quantity of water in one sitting will not instantly change your water level. In fact,
it will increase your body fat reading due to the additional weight gain. Please monitor all readings
over time to track the relative change.
Every individual varies but as a guide the average total body water percentage ranges for a healthy
adult are:
Female : 45 to 60%
Male : 50 to 65%
Source : Based on Tanita's Internal Research
Note: The total body water percentage will tend to decrease as the percentage of body fat increases. A
person with a high percentage of body fat may fall below the average body water percentage.
As you lose body fat the total body water percentage should gradually move towards the
typical range given above.
- What is visceral fat rating? (Applicable age 18 - 99)
This feature indicates the rating of visceral fat in your body.
Visceral fat is the fat that is in the internal abdominal cavity, surrounding the vital organs in the trunk
(abdominal) area. Research shows that even if your weight and body fat remains constant, as you
get older the distribution of fat changes and is more likely to shift to the trunk area especially post
menopause. Ensuring you, have healthy levels of visceral fat my reduce the risk of certain diseases
such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and the onset of type 2 diabetes.
The Tanita Body Composition Analyzer will provide you with a visceral fat rating from 1 – 59.
Rating from 1 to 12
Indicates you have a healthy level of visceral fat. Continue monitoring your rating to ensure that it
stays within the healthy range.
Rating from 13 – 59
Indicates you have an excess level of visceral fat. Consider making changes in your lifestyle possibly
through diet changes or increasing exercise.
Source: 1) Tanita Institute Contract Study. Algorithm Development for Estimating Visceral Fat Rating.
SB Heymsfield MD. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 2004.
2) Wang, Z., et al. Japanese-American Differences in Visceral Adiposity and a Simplified
Estimation Method for Visceral Adipose Tissue. North American Association for the Study
of Obesity. Annual Meeting. Abstract 518-P. 2004
Note:
•Even if you have a low body fat rate, you may have a high visceral fat level.
•For medical diagnosis, consult a physician.
- What is basal metabolic rate (BMR)? (Applicable age 18 - 99)
WHAT IS BMR?
Your Basal Metabolic Rate(BMR) is the minimum level of energy your body needs when at rest to
function effectively including your respiratory and circulatory organs, neural system, liver, kidneys,
and other organs. You burn calories when sleeping.
About 70% of calories consumed every day are used for your basal metabolism. In addition, energy
is used when doing any kind of activity however; the more vigorous the activity is the more calories
are burned. This is because skeletal muscle (which accounts for approximately 40% of your body
weight) acts as your metabolic engine and uses a large amount of energy. Your basal metabolism is
greatly affected by the quantity of muscles you have, therefore increasing your muscle mass will help
increase your basal metabolism.
By studying healthy individuals, scientists have found that as people age, their metabolic rate
changes. Basal metabolism rises as a child matures. After a peak at the age of 16 or 17, it typically
starts to decrease gradually.
Having a higher basal metabolism will increase the number of calories used and help to decrease the
amount of body fat. A low basal metabolic rate will make it harder to lose body fat and overall weight.
HOW DOES A TANITA BODY COMPOSITION ANALYZER CALCULATE BMR?
The basic way of calculating Basal Metabolic Rate BMR is a standard equation using weight and age.
Tanita has conducted in-depth research into the relationship of BMR and body composition giving a
much more accurate and personalized reading for the user based on the impedance measurement.
This method has been medically validated using indirect calorimetry (measuring the breath
composition).*
* Reliability on equation for Basal Metabolic Rate: At 2002 Nutrition Week : A Scientific and Clinical Forum and
Exposition Title: International Comparison: Resting Energy Expenditure Prediction Models: The American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition
- What is metabolic age? (Applicable age 18 - 99)
This feature calculates your BMR and indicates the average age associated with that type of
metabolism.
If your BMR Age is higher than your actual age, it is an indication that you need to improve your
metabolic rate. Increased exercise will build healthy muscle tissue, which will improve your
metabolic age.
You will obtain a reading between 12 and 90. Under 12 will be displayed as “12” and over 90
displayed as “90”.
