Detecto WeighRite W200 Series User Manual

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GUIDELINES FOR BODY COMPOSITION SCALES
INFORMATION ABOUT BODY FAT MEASUREMENT
BodyfatscalesmeasurebodycompositionwiththeBioelectricalImpedanceAnalysis(BIA)technique.Thescale
offersanestimatedbodyfatpercentagebasedonhowlongittakesasmall,harmlesselectricalcurrenttopass
throughthebody.Themorefattheelectricalcurrentencounters,thehigherthebodyfatpercentageis,sincefat
offershigherresistancetoelectricalcurrentsthanmuscle.Thisisbecauseelectricalcurrentspasseasilythroughthe
highvolumeofuidsthatmuscletissuecontains.Thescalereceivestheresults,whichareequaltotheuser’stotal
bodydensity.Thescalethenplugsthebodydensitygureintoanequationtodeterminehisbodyfatpercentage
basedonheightandweight.
INFORMATION ABOUT BODY FAT
Bodyfatisanessentialpartofthebody.Thefatinyourbodyallowsyoutoabsorbthefat-solublevitaminsA,D,E
andK.Fatalsoallowsyoutoabsorbsubstancescalledcarotenoids,whichactasantioxidantsinyourbody.Body
fatalsoaidswithbodytemperaturemaintenanceandinsulation.Thereisathinlayeroffatdirectlyunderneath
yourskin.Thisfatlayeractslikeinsulationandhelpskeepheatinsidethebodytomaintainbodytemperature.
Inaddition,alayeroffatalsosurroundsyourbones,tissues,nervesandmajororgans,suchasyourheartand
brain.Thislayeroffatactsasaprotectivecushion.Ifyouareexposedtoseveretraumaorasuddenimpact,thefat
absorbsasmuchshockaspossibletoprotecttheseorgansfromdamage.Whilesomefatisimportantinkeeping
yourbodyfunctioningefciently,toomuchfatcanleadtoseveremedicalproblems,includingheartdisease,heart
attackandstroke.Thegoalofweightlossistomaintainabalancedrelationshipbetweenmusclemassandbody
fat.Pleaseconsultyourphysicianforspecicinformationregardingyourhealthandweightlossplan.
INFORMATION ABOUT BODY WATER
Waterisclearlythemostimportantnutrientandthemostabundantsubstanceinthehumanbody.Watercomprises
morethanhalfofthehumanmassandisamajorcomponentineverycell.Allthecellsinthebody,includingskin,
organs,andmusclescanonlyfunctioniftheyreceivetheproperamountofwater.Dehydrationwilldegradea
person’sabilitytoexerciseandburncalories,andwillreduceproteinsynthesiswhichisneededtobuildorrepair
muscles.Asaguideline,itisrecommendedthatadultsconsume64ouncesofwatereachday.OurtableonPage
9shouldonlybeusedasareferencetowardsyourtnessregime,dietanduidintake.Asalways,pleaseconsult
yourphysician.
INFORMATION ABOUT BODY MUSCLE
Themuscularsystemisthebody’snetworkoftissuesthatcontrolsmovementbothofthebodystructuresandorgans.
Withoutthemuscularsystem,allotheressentialfunctionsofthebodywouldnotbeabletotakeplace.Musclesare
essentialtootherbodyabilitiesaswell,includingcirculation,digestion,andenergy.Buildingstrongmusclesisa
veryimportantpartofyouroverallhealth.Whenyoustrengthyourmuscles,youwillbeabletoseeandfeelthe
results.Inaddition,yourbodyfatpercentagewillalsodecrease.Thisscaleisdesignedtogiveyouanaccurate
percentageofyourbody’smuscleprole.
INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHY EATING
Healthyeatingisnotaboutstrictnutritionphilosophies,stayingunrealisticallythin,ordeprivingyourselfofthe
foodsyoulove.It’saboutfeelinggreat,havingmoreenergy,andkeepingyourselfashealthyaspossible–allof
whichcanbeachievedbylearningsomenutritionbasicsandusingtheminawaythatworksforyou.Healthy
eatingstartswithlearninghowto“eatsmart”—it’snotjustwhatyoueat,buthowyoueat.Learningthehabitsof
healthyeatingcanboostyourenergy,sharpenyourmemoryandstabilizeyourmood.Youcanexpandyourrange
ofhealthyfoodchoicesandlearnhowtoplanaheadtocreateandmaintainasatisfying,healthydiet.

Detecto WeighRite W200 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Detecto
Model	WeighRite W200 Series
Category	Scales
Language	English