Body Fat Scanner for Weight Loss Assessment
A new body fat scanner is under development.
In the future you may soon go to the gym, step in front of a scanner and
find out exactly where you need to lose body fat. All you have to do is
stand still for 30 seconds as the machine measures your body fat. It will
tell you where you need to lose weight and even suggest the best exercises.
The scanner works by simultaneously building up a 3-D image of the body
while measuring the body's effect on an electromagnetic field.
The scanner could also monitor fat development
in children, pregnant women and patients recovering from injury. As it
uses radio waves rather than X-rays, repeated use is quite safe. It could
also be used for preventive care as body shape is known to be a risk indicator
for heart disease and diabetes.
Source: New Scientist, September 3, 2003.
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