Body composition analyser - Charder MA801

A new generation of detailed measurements

Easy to use
Thanks to an intuitive touch screen interface and voice guidance during the measurement process, minimal training is required to operate Charder's professional instruments safely and correctly. Perform a specific test in less than a minute and get clinically validated results.

Non-invasive and safe bioelectrical impedance analysis
With Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA), our devices send a safe, alternating current through the body via the machine's touch points. Through advanced algorithms that analyze resistance to electrical current, we provide muscle, fat, water, cell health, metabolic and more performance!

Clinically validated results
It's not just how many results you get, it's whether you can trust them. Charder's years of research in bioelectrical impedance analysis includes the use of artificial neural networks, with algorithms that have been developed and validated against gold-standards such as computed tomography and dual X-ray absorptiometry for reproducible results.

What is body composition?
Simply put, body composition analysers analyse the body and divide it into its basic components of water, fat, protein and minerals. This provides a detailed and accurate weight breakdown and provides key insights that traditional methods such as BMI cannot.

Why is BMI not enough for professional use?
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a commonly used method of assessing the health of an individual by comparing their weight and health status. The primary limitation of BMI is that it only uses total body weight and there is no way to determine whether weight changes are due to fat or muscle. Two people with the same BMI should be classified as having the same health risk, even if one is mostly fat and the other is mostly muscle!

Why is body composition measurement important?
Traditionally, many fitness or dietary goals have focused on weight gain or loss - understandable if you only have one scale. With bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), which makes body composition more accessible, safe and affordable than other analysis methods, you can regularly monitor key components of your body, giving you a valuable snapshot of your health!

What does our resistance show?
Generally speaking, water acts as a conductor, so more body water correlates with decreased Resistance. According to this principle, because muscle contains a significant amount of water, people with increased muscle mass will have lower resistance. Conversely, because fat acts as an insulator, more fat correlates with increased resistance.

What does Reactance show?
When an electric current passes through the cells of the body, the cell membranes can store the charge and act as capacitors, creating capacitive resistance. Thus reactance is used to determine the energy storage capacity of a cell, indirectly reflecting the integrity and strength of the cell.

Using clinically validated algorithms, BIA Body Composition Analyser tools can calculate the amount of fat, muscle, body water and other parameters using Impedance, Reactance, Resistance and other variables such as height, gender, age and weight. The applicability of a BIA tool depends essentially on the mathematical equations and algorithms used to calculate body composition. Developing and validating these equations is a technically complex process and the validity of the equations ultimately determines the accuracy of the BIA tool!

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