Healthcare Professionals
Essential for assessing the risk of developing obesity-related medical conditions, Tanita Body Composition Analysers can also be used preventatively, educating patients about the importance of maintaining healthy fat levels for life-long good health.
Tanita Body Composition Analysers help patients to understand what is going on inside their bodies by categorising weight into muscle mass, water and body fat. This knowledge can help patients with weight-related problems make better-informed decisions about their behaviour. It helps them to see the effectiveness of their treatment programme - especially relevant if obesity-related medication is part of the programme. Tanita's detailed results and accurate reporting will also improve patient compliance, improving health outcomes.
Jill Metcalfe Diabetes Dietician, Luton & Dunstable Hospital
Jill Metcalfe is a dietician at a new diabetes centre in Luton, where the professional Tanita Body Composition Analyser, TBF-410, is used by dieticians, nurses and clinicians alike.
According to Jill, "The Tanita monitor gives us a much clearer idea of insulin resistance in the individual, because it tells us more about the distribution of body weight."
Jill says that the Tanita monitor is particularly beneficial to the centre because they have a large number of exceptionally obese patients:
"When these patients begin a healthy eating and exercise programme, the beneficial change in their body composition is not immediately obvious. Monitoring their body fat regularly gives a clear indication of progress and is an extremely useful tool - not just in terms of health monitoring, but for their own motivation too."
In addition the Tanita monitor is useful for patients of Asian origin, who are not properly represented by the Caucasian-based BMI equations. They may have a 'healthy' BMI reading but actually have a dangerously high percentage of internal body fat. According to Jill,
"We also find that the non-intrusive nature of the Tanita monitor is particularly suitable for people of different ethnic backgrounds, who are sometimes uncomfortable about having waist/hip measurements because of their culture."
The centre recently used the Tanita monitor in a public health display in the local shopping centre during Diabetes Week, to encourage visitors to measure their body fat and raise awareness of the link between obesity and diabetes.
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