Monitoring the Body Fat Monitors

The New York Times reports that last year, 436,000 devices that measure body fat were sold, up from 316,000 in 2004. Excellent news, says Geezer, although he is unsure why anyone would spend $139.99 when one can simply grab a hold of one’s gut and experience the tangible rewards of excessively glorious dining. The Times looks at four at-home body-composition scales that, it claims, are cheaper and more sophisticated than
those introduced in the late ’90s. All four store
data for four people and use bioelectrical impedance, a low level
current that travels through a user’s body to gauge the amount of
muscle and fat. Check them out at the New York Times.