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What's the use of measuring my body fat percentage? why does it matter?
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Health: It can give you an idea of if your proportion of fat to muscle is healthy or not. In the military, if you don't meet weight standards - you are tape measured to estimate body fat. When body fat is too high - you can be separated from the military service.
Answered 3/26/2013
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