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SKINNY FAT, Conventional weight loss advice: Severe calorie restriction…

- - - - Calipers
        
        Estimating the internal (or visceral)
        
        Inaccurate results
        
        Test administrator will have a different degree of skill
        
        The risk of human error (pinching softer/harder, etc.) with each test
        
        Only measure the subcutaneous fat & prediction equations or tables based upon your age to guess the visceral fat
        
        Pinching the fat under the skin (subcutaneous fat)
    - - Using tests and procedures
        
        E.g: hydrostatic weighing and dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
      - Highly accurate
      - Expose your body to low levels of radiation
      - Limited access for regular testing to track changes in body composition
    - - Example: 5’4” female
        
        135.3 pounds is just above her ideal weight
        
        Not have enough Skeletal Muscle Mass
        
        Has excessive body fat
        
        A body fat percentage of 35.0% (limits are usually around 28%)
      - Quick, easy to use
      - Quite accurate
      - Some handheld devices measure your arms and estimate the remainder
      - Some only measure your legs and estimate the upper body
- - - - Can see
  - - - The worse
      - Tend to appear more when u're skinny fat
      - Stored around the organs & Wraps around your kidneys, intestines, stomach, and liver
      - . Increased risk of heart disease
        . High cholesterol
        . Insulin resistance, leading to type 2 diabetes
        . Lower bone mineral density
        . Loss of cognitive function
      - Sneaky
- - - - Have percentage of body fat determined
      - Have body composition analyzed
- - - - Weigh more than you did when you had a skinny fat body.