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What is the best way to accurately measure body fat?
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See below: hydrostatic weighing, DEXA scans are incredibly accurate at measuring body composition. But whereas hydrostatic weighing involves getting dunked under the water, a DEXA scan simply involves lying on a table for a few quick, dry and painless minute.Calipers are not as accurate as above...
Answered 5/23/2016
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