Body Composition Analyzers & Wellness Screening Systems

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Body Composition Analyzers
	Percent Body Fat Total Fat Mass (pounds or kg) Essential Fat (pounds or kg) Reserve Fat (pounds or kg) Excess fat (pounds or kg) Total Lean Mass (pound or kg) Basal Metabolic Rate Total Body Water Body Mass Index

Mobile Wellness Screening Systems
	Percent Body Fat Blood Pressure Pulse Rate Total Fat Mass (pounds or kg) Essential Fat (pounds or kg) Reserve Fat (pounds or kg) Excess fat (pounds or kg)	Total Lean Mass (pound or kg) Basal Metabolic Rate Total Body Water Body Mass Index


Automated Wellness Screening Kiosks
	Percent Body Fat Blood Pressure Pulse Rate

Body Composition In the News:
Normal Weight Obesity -- An Emerging Risk Factor for Heart and Metabolic Problems

Normal Weight Obesity:
An Emerging Risk Factor for Heart and Metabolic Problems

More than half of American adults considered to have normal body weight in America have high body fat percentages — greater than 20 percent for men and 30 percent for women — as well as heart and metabolic disturbances, new Mayo Clinic research shows. The finding conflicts with the widely held belief that maintaining a normal weight automatically guards against disorders such as high levels of circulating blood fats and a tendency to develop metabolic syndrome, which often leads to type 2 diabetes.

The researchers defined "normal weight" by body mass index (BMI). They found that people with normal BMI who had the highest percentage of body fat were also those who had metabolic disturbances linked to heart disease. The researchers use the phrase "normal weight obesity" to describe this new type of patient at risk for metabolism problems and risk factors for heart disease, but who rates as "normal" on standard weight charts. They defined normal weight obesity as a condition of having a normal BMI with high body fat percentage.

"Using the term 'normal weight obesity' is really a way of being more precise about the changing conceptualization of obesity, because the real definition of obesity is excess body fat," says Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., a cardiologist on the Mayo research team. "Our study demonstrates that even people with normal weight may have excessive body fat, and that these people are at risk for metabolic abnormalities that lead to diabetes and, eventually, to heart disease."

Significance of the Mayo Clinic Study
Heart disease remains the major cause of death and disability in westernized countries. Researchers around the world are striving to refine the relationship of body composition to heart health as a means of:

Designing more effective risk assessment tools
Improving public health programs for reducing risk
Designing new and better clinical rehabilitation programs for heart patients

While a focus on maintaining "a healthy weight" has long been a centerpiece of these efforts, Mayo's new study suggests the focus may need to shift. Instead of tracking weight and BMI only, public health measures to prevent heart disease might benefit more from measuring the belly or by assessing percentage of body fat as more reliable risk factors of heart disease. Mayo studies in 2006 and 2007 suggested this criterion by demonstrating the inability of BMI to discriminate between body fat and lean muscle. "Combined, the data from our earlier work and the current study suggest it's time for a new measure of body fat as a risk factor of heart disease," says Dr. Lopez-Jimenez.

About the Study
The researchers studied 2,127 adults, equally divided between men and women, who had normal weight (BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 units). The participants' body composition was assessed, and their risk factors for metabolic and heart disease were collected by the U.S. government in its Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

From this data, researchers found that normal weight obesity appears to be highly prevalent, affecting more than half of patients with a normal weight as defined by the BMI. After controlling for age, sex and race, normal weight obesity subjects had significantly higher rates of several alterations in blood chemistry that can negatively affect heart and metabolism health. These markers of dysregulation include:

Altered blood lipid profile, such as cholesterol
High leptin, a hormone found in fat and other tissues and is involved in appetite regulation
Higher rates of metabolic syndrome

Adapted from materials provided by the Mayo Clinic.

Futrex is a worldwide leader in the development, manufacturing and sale of:

Near-Infrared Body Composition Analyzers
Mobile Wellness Screening Systems
Automated Blood Pressure Screening Stations

Futrex is the ONLY Body Composition Analyzer that provides you with an analysis of Essential, Reserve AND Excess Body Fat

There is a common misconception that all body fat is bad. In truth, some body fat is needed to protect the person’s health as well as supplying a reservoir of energy for performing various body functions.

To help clients better understand this, the all Futrex Professional Body Composition Analyzers now subdivide total body fat into three separate categories:

Weight of Essential Body Fat - This amount of body fat is needed to protect the body from infectious diseases and to protect the internal organs from bruising damage.

Weight of Reserve Body Fat - The amount of additional body fat that does not cause any medical risks, and provides a reservoir of “fuel” for use by the body.

Weight of Excess Body Fat - The amount of body fat that is over and above the combination of Essential Body Fat plus Reserve Body Fat. Excess Body Fat causes the risk of serious health problems such as strokes, heart attacks, diabetes and certain forms of cancer.

This critical information allows fitness and wellness professionals to better guide clients in their quest to be healthier and increase their fitness levels.

The FUTREX professional system is the ideal choice for body composition analysis:

Provides a direct measurement of percent body fat
No pre-test protocols to follow
Non-invasive and easy to use
Use it on anyone, anywhere, anytime
Gold Standard Accuracy
Superior Near-Infrared Technology
Lightweight & Portable

Single Site Measurement -- How Does It Work?
Futrex offers the only method of measuring body fat that uses completely safe, Near-Infrared light to directly measure percent body fat. U.S. Government research has determined that the midpoint of the biceps has a direct correlation with the body’s overall fat level.

During operation, the Futrex sends a safe, Near-Infrared light beam into the triceps at specific wavelengths that fat will absorb and lean mass will reflect. The light absorption is measured to determine body fat -- it’s that simple! Test results, which are traceable to underwater weighing, are instantly displayed, for your customers to see.

Measuring Body Fat with Near Infrared Light

What is Body Composition?

Body composition is simply the ratio of lean body mass to fat body mass. Too much fat can lead to health problems like heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol and other serious conditions. Too little body fat can be just as detrimental as too much. If people can keep their body fat at a reasonable level, they will be healthier, happier, and, of course, look their best.

This makes monitoring percent body fat a key component of any weight loss or fitness program. Health and fitness professionals have long recognized the importance of measuring the body fat of their clients.

The most successful of them know how body fat analysis can help grow their business, increase their profits, and show clients the positive results of their hard work. Futrex’s patented Near-Infrared Body Composition Analyzers have helped thousands of physicians, health club owners, chiropractors, personal trainers, physical therapists, and others do exactly that.

Why Measure Body Fat at All?

Percent body fat is known to be a key factor in determining fitness. It is also a known indicator of disease risk. Weight alone is not a reliable indicator of good health.

Obesity is a known risk for many serious medical conditions including heart disease, diabetes and even certain forms of cancer.

Weight (pounds on the scale) does not distinguish between pounds that come from body fat and those that come from lean body mass or muscle. Carrying too much fat is what makes a person obese.

Body composition analysis is a proven benefit for fitness & wellness professionals. Quick, easy, and NON-INVASIVE body fat testing is invaluable.

Whether you think of them as body fat testers or body composition analyzers, The FUTREX professional system is the ideal choice for body composition analysis:

Body fat testing has never been easier to provide. The Futrex® Near-Infrared Body Fat Analyzer is the revolutionary tool health, fitness, and athletic professionals use today.

With several body fat testing methods to choose from, none come close to the accuracy, reproducibility, AND convenience of Futrex. Calculate body fat and hydration levels in just 60 seconds with Futrex.

Body composition testing using hydrostatic methods is expensive and inconvenient. Skin fold body fat testing requires the same technician to complete the body fat test to ensure accuracy. In addition, body fat testing with skin fold calipers can become increasingly unreliable for obese clients or patients. DEXA testing can only be done in hospitals. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) Body Fat Scales require strict pre-test protocols and cannot be used on children of a certain age range, pregnant women, or on individuals with cardiac implants (pacemakers or defibrillators).

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Professional Level Health & Wellness Screening Tools For Health & Wellness Professionals

Normal Weight Obesity: An Emerging Risk Factor for Heart and Metabolic Problems

Professional Level Health & Wellness Screening Tools
For Health & Wellness Professionals

Normal Weight Obesity:
An Emerging Risk Factor for Heart and Metabolic Problems