They finally sent me an excel file comparing the missing models.

And then --

As for the Bone Mass, DCI readings, etc. It's up to the consumer if they find this data useful. We use the many years of data to add these features for those who want to know. We don't try to scientifically prove their accuracy, however, we do have most of our supporting research and studies listed for you on our website under the tab called "Healthy Living". here's a link: http://www.tanita.com/en/supporting-research/


Can you imagine if you were wavering between two bikes in your LBS and asked if they thought one bike might be better than the other and why -- and the response was "it's up to you to figure that out"?

It's very interesting that Omron chooses to post an entire scholarly article while Tanita provides a bazillion pdf files but they are all just briefs of the original article, and none seem to address the additional readings like bone mass.

Those pesky consumers who want to make informed decisions . . . .