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how accurate are those body-fat analyser things?

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Divastrop · 07/04/2008 17:45

i mean the ones in boots etc where you grip the handles and they say you have x% body fat.are they right or is it a load of old crap?

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claricebeansmum · 07/04/2008 17:53

Depends.

If you have very little body fat then they are 100% accurate. However if you are erring towards the limits of your BMI they are old crap.

Does that help?

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Divastrop · 07/04/2008 20:52

lol.well,all i am saying is it can vary by up to 3% in the space of a week.is that normal?

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