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A 16-year-old male asked:
I'm male. i weigh 126. my waist measurement is 29 hip 33 neck 14 what's my body fat percentage?
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Dr. Jesse Krakaueranswered
Endocrinology 46 years experience
Need other measures: B"sd this is not directly computable, but much can be made of these measurements - just published this
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/crim/2016/1526175/
Body fat can be estimated with widely available bioelectric impedence, underwater weighing, skin calipers and some others. The gold standard is by total body DXA scan.
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Last updated Mar 3, 2016
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