Body Fat % Lies: Which Scales Are Actually Lying to You (And Which Tell the Truth)

[Dilbert4Life]

So here we go. I went and got a Dexa, drove home, and took measurements on each of my scales within 20-30 mins of the scan. Please note that the Dexa technician said the weight measurement would be about 1kg low due to it not measuring water.

I normally jump on the scales first thing after waking, so I noticed quite a variation between waking measurement, and middle of the day. I'd eaten a light breakfast and had a coffee 3 hours before the scan.

You can see the difference between the Tanita at 7am and 12pm is quite marked.

It does however appear to be the closest to the Dexa in most areas.

Thanks for sharing the results.

 

[s2HappyCamper]

So here we go. I went and got a Dexa, drove home, and took measurements on each of my scales within 20-30 mins of the scan. Please note that the Dexa technician said the weight measurement would be about 1kg low due to it not measuring water.

I normally jump on the scales first thing after waking, so I noticed quite a variation between waking measurement, and middle of the day. I'd eaten a light breakfast and had a coffee 3 hours before the scan.

You can see the difference between the Tanita at 7am and 12pm is quite marked.

It does however appear to be the closest to the Dexa in most areas.

Thank you for taking time to report back with an easy to review chart.

 

[Sid the SeaGull]

Great info thanx a ton mate . Out of interest why do you have so many scales ?

I don't have a bf scale yet myself . I'm keen to purchase my first soon , the Withings body scan 2 , hopefully released in a few months .

 

[GTS97]

Simple measuring tape is the absolute truth

I disagree. Tape can’t differentiate lean tissue and fat, bloating or edema, or other similar factors. As far as manual methods go, calipers are surely more accurate.

However, just like the scale, tape is perfectly fine for observing trends over time.

 

[homebrew]

I have the Hume, an InBody H20, a Withings (?), a Renpho ES 30m, and a Tanita RD-545.

I've been doing weekly scans on all, and plan a Dexa later this week (at which time i'll go straight home and compare).

Unforunately Renpho lost all my history when I scanned yesterday, so it's only point in time, but the rest I should be able to build some graphs of variance over the last few months.

Wow - I have four scales and thought that was too many.

 

[homebrew]

So here we go. I went and got a Dexa, drove home, and took measurements on each of my scales within 20-30 mins of the scan. Please note that the Dexa technician said the weight measurement would be about 1kg low due to it not measuring water.

I normally jump on the scales first thing after waking, so I noticed quite a variation between waking measurement, and middle of the day. I'd eaten a light breakfast and had a coffee 3 hours before the scan.

You can see the difference between the Tanita at 7am and 12pm is quite marked.

It does however appear to be the closest to the Dexa in most areas.

Thanks for sharing the results. I have the Hume (disappointed) a FitIndex 8 sensor, and a Renpho that I use for daily measurements.

 

[UncrossSelector]

Great info thanx a ton mate . Out of interest why do you have so many scales ?

I don't have a bf scale yet myself . I'm keen to purchase my first soon , the Withings body scan 2 , hopefully released in a few months .

Sadly I think each scale represents a former health kick.