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Why do some people look thin when they are very light?
Body fat rate is one of the important standards to measure obesity. According to Baidu Encyclopedia, the body fat rate of normal-sized men is generally between 15- 18%. The body fat rate of normal-sized women is between 25% and 28%. If it exceeds this range, it may be really fat. How to measure body fat rate at home?

Method 1: Visual inspection.

When measuring body fat percentage, most people prefer "visual method", that is, estimating their body fat percentage by referring to the body fat comparison chart. Although this method is convenient, the measurement results are often biased and the reference value is low.

Method 2: Formula method

Most formulas for calculating body fat rate take weight and waist circumference as parameters, but unless the whole body fat is evenly distributed, the body fat rate measured by people with thin upper body is often low, and vice versa.

Method 3: waist-hip ratio

Waist-hip ratio = waist circumference/hip circumference, female waist-hip ratio; 0.9 is obesity, but the value of "waist-hip ratio" often reflects the amount of visceral fat. Usually, the thicker the waist circumference, the higher the visceral fat content, and more emphasis is placed on measuring whether the body is healthy.

Method 4: Sebum forceps

"Sebum forceps" calculate the body fat rate by measuring the thickness of subcutaneous fat. Usually, the gym has a high utilization rate of private education. They are used to measure students' fat content regularly. When measuring local body fat percentage, sebum forceps have a high reference degree.

Method 5: Body fat weighing

When the user stands barefoot on the body fat scale, it is the most convenient and accurate method to measure body fat by measuring the resistance value of the body through micro-current, so as to calculate the body fat rate of the user.