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Can doctors tell me what does your body fat percentage mean?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Body fat %: Body fat percentage is the percentage of your body that is lipid (or fat) compared by the fat-free mass (bones, muscle, fluid & connective tissue).

Answered 4/23/2013

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