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Omron HBF-400 Body Fat Monitor and Scale
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List Price: $49.99
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Product Details
- Binding: Health and Beauty
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- Brand: Omron
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- EAN: 0073796826406
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- Features: Provides accurate measurement of weight, body fat percentage, and body mass index (BMI), Supports up to four personal profiles, so each member of your family can track their own measurements, BMI classified at three levels: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese, Provides measurements for people of nearly all heights (3'4" to 6' 6-3/4") and nearly all ages (10 to 79 years), Measures 12.2 x 11.8 x 2.1 inches (L x W x H)
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- Label: Omron
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- Manufacturer: Omron
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- Model: HBF-400
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Product Group: Health and Beauty
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- Publisher: Omron
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- Release Date: 2006-07-15
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- Size: HBF-400
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- Studio: Omron
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- Title: Omron HBF-400 Body Fat Monitor and Scale
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- UPC: 073796826406
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Product Description: Omron Body Fat Monitor Model: HBF-400 Omron developed optimal algorism through hundreds of data collection to provide better accuracy than other scale manufactures. This body fat monitor with scale is designed for family use with large display and 4 persons profile memory. It provide weight up to 330 lb, % body fat with 0.1% increments, BMI with previous reading. Chrome metallic giving upgraded image in bathroom. Bio impedance method: Body fat and muscle tissue have different levels of electrical conductivity. The Fat Loss monitor with Scale sends a safe, low-level electrical current through your body to calculate the amount of body fat tissue. This is known as the Bio-Impedance method. DXA and MRI have been the established method for accurate evaluation of body composition. Omron conducted the data collection from several hundreds people that reflects US population to develop the optimal algorithm. Even it takes long time and requires huge investment, quality/quantity of data collection is directly related to accuracy level. Only Omron is collecting MRI data for better accuracy. Many other body fat monitors are probably using poor equation w/o collecting enough actual data. Pharmacy customers, diabetes patients prefer to purchase body fat monitor designed by healthcare company Specification Body fat % (0.1 % increments) Weight capacity up to 330 lb (0.2 lb increments) Body Mass Index (BMI) 2 extra large display 4 person profile memory plus guest mode Displays previous reading % Body fat /BMI level indication Up-graded Chrome Metallic finish 1 year warranty
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Customer Reviews
excellent scale, bogus fat monitor
I have been using this device for 2 years now. The good about this tool is scale that is extremely precise and gives 100% reproducible results.
As for body fat monitor, I believe it is a bogus. According to the description, they run some low-voltage electricity through your legs and compute fat level based on that. But here is my personal experience. I lost over 50 pounds within a year, and logged my mass and fat percentage daily. Body fat was reducing together with my mass, which is very predictable.
Once I was 150 pounds I made a simple experiment and measured my body fat while holding 2 20-pound dumb-bells in my hands. Since the current is run through your legs, you would not expect that these weights in my hands would affect the reading, but the tool displayed my body fat number PRECISELY the same as I had when I was 190 pound. In other words, this number is not really measured, it is just calculated based on your height (which you entered in the profile) and your measured mass.
To confirm my conclusion another way, I used Microsoft Excel and drew a graph of dependency between my mass and body fat percentage as shown by the scale. The line appeared ideally straight which is only possible if one number is derived from another rather than measured independently.
The bottom line here is: if you just want excellent scale for this price, it is a good choice, but don't count on body fat measurement.
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Great scale, good value for price.
Scale works well for weight and is consistent and easy to use. The only drawback is the body fat % seems to be a bit inaccurate. It is still a good value for the price and is stylish (for a scale).
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Maybe I got a lemon?
Inconsistent readings. Plus or minus up to 2 pounds in successive tests. Not so reliable.
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Best scale
Over the years my wife and I have had several scales none of which were close to accurate. This scale is not only accurate (the same weight as my doctor's scale) it provides additional information and a memory so that you can compare your results to the previous day, week, month.
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recommended from WW buddies
This was recommended on one of the WW boards. The price is great and it is much easier to use that I first thought. I've only usd the BMI/fat tracker once, but use it almost every day. Great looking and a great price.
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