{"id":3330,"date":"2016-10-31T04:59:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T04:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2016-10-31T04:59:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T04:59:02","slug":"body-composition-analysis-with-nutritionist-megan-crockart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/2016\/10\/31\/body-composition-analysis-with-nutritionist-megan-crockart\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Composition Analysis with Nutritionist Megan Crockart"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nutritionist Megan Crockart<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Megan<\/a><\/p>\n

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In more recent times people have become aware, probably in due to different TV shows, that there are machines and programs now that can show you what your body is composed of.<\/p>\n

We are no longer limited by just scales and height and BMI to assess someone\u2019s healthy weight.\u00a0 A body composition analysis (BC) is far more than this.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are different programs out there, the one that Nutritionist Megan Crockart uses in clinic is RJL Systems Pty Ltd Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, mainly as they are the pioneers in this technology.\u00a0 Some programs refer to this similar testing as Vitality, Longevity and Healthy Ageing (VLA).<\/p>\n

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What does a BC show you?<\/h3>\n

Yes, it does use your height and your weight as a couple of the parameters it measures, but the software breaks down information to give you the following:<\/p>\n