It is a growing evidence that clearly links body composition with health risks and the growth of certain diseases. From the new researches is been indicated that fat loss, not the weight loss, can extend human long existence or service. By National Institutes of Health, there's no trial data existing to indicate that one method of measuring body fat is better than any other for following overweight and obese patients during medical care given to a patient. In general betterment of results depends on accurately taken measurements and an adequate, scientifically some maintained database. Every measurement method has the quality as well as defined defects. In this context,.most research studies deploy several methods used in combination. For our project, we made the use of the microcontroller in the deigning of a device which would measure body fat percentage of one's body. The motto behind the project is bioelectrical impedance analysis simply BIA. It's a technique that uses a small alternating current flowing between two electrodes attached to skin surface in order to determine impedance. By determining the opposition to the electric current through body tissues, we can estimate the water content of the human body and use it to estimate fat free body mass. The response characteristics of these tissues can provide a good estimation of percentage body fat.
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Body Composition, Body Composition Analysis Models, Fat Analyzer
