Gold Standard Body Composition Measurement
The bod pod which uses air displacement technology is considered to be the gold standard of body composition measurement.
Gold standard body composition measurement. The gold standard by which all other body composition measurement techniques are compared lean body mass parts of the body such as connective tissue muscle bone and organs. Uses 2 separate x ray beams with different energy levels. Goldstandard systems sets the gold standard for body measurements in sports. Underwater weighing is regarded as the gold standard for body composition measurement as it is one of the only body composition technologies that have been compared directly to cadaver analysis.
How to measure body composition. Goldstandard systems offers the most accurate and comprehensive body composition and physique assessment systems available. The advanced body composition assessment available with the bodylogic scan on the horizon dxa system provides a comprehensive look at the body including bone muscle limb comparison muscle imbalances and more. Equipment is very expensive so tests are usually expensive.
It is one of the best ways to accurately measure your lean mass and fat mass and also provides resting metabolic rate the number of calories your body needs to support its basic functions and total energy expenditure the number of calories you need to make it through your day. Technology invented to measure bone mineral density. And each varies in terms of accuracy and ease of use. It is as accurate as hydrostatic underwater weighing but quicker and easier to perform.
We offer the absolute gold standard in body composition analysis using the lunar prodigy ge dexa scanner. With dexa we can measure your lean mass body fat percentage bone density as well as your visceral adipose tissue which is the fat surrounding your internal organs. Easy test to take. Body composition measurement with dual energy x ray absorptiometry dexa is used increasingly for a variety of clinical and research applications.
A dexa scan requires medical supervision by a radiologist and some consider it to be the new gold standard in body composition testing. Underwater weighing is called the gold standard of body composition tests. For that reason you need a way to measure body composition. The bodylogic scan is considered the gold standard for body composition measurement and is the most accurate way to measure body fat lean muscle mass and bone density.
50 of the body composition measurement is a mathematical estimate.