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    Jolt is offline Dodging the potholes...
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    Were you perhaps a bit dehydrated? That can throw off the accuracy of some of those devices if they are the kind that sends a small electric current through the tissues to measure body fat. If I remember correctly, fat has a lower percentage of water than muscle, so that would mean that if you were somewhat dehydrated it might have read a higher percentage of fat than you actually have.
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    Dehydrated..

    Quote Originally Posted by Jolt View Post
    Were you perhaps a bit dehydrated? That can throw off the accuracy of some of those devices if they are the kind that sends a small electric current through the tissues to measure body fat. If I remember correctly, fat has a lower percentage of water than muscle, so that would mean that if you were somewhat dehydrated it might have read a higher percentage of fat than you actually have.
    Interesting...
    The results did say that I was a bit dehydrated that day. You would think if it knew that, it would also know that it was muscle and not fat!!

 

 

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