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Taylor Body Fat Analyzer 5596

The Taylor Body Fat Analyzer 5596 wants to measure more than your weight. Much more. Using the bio-electrical impedance analysis method (BIA), it is able to measure your body fat by sending a small electrical impulse through your feet, which is then carried throughout your body by water and fluids. Since fat has the greatest impedance (the least amount of water), the impulse takes longer to travel, which provides enough information to determine your overall body fat.

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Taylor Body Fat Analyzer 5596
MSRP $55.00
Release date January, 2007
Brand Taylor
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Features

  • Daily calorie reference for maintenance of current weight
  • 10 memory storage
  • Body fat range graph shows you relatively how you rate
  • Body water range graph shows you relatively how you rate
  • Capacity up to 350 lbs.
  • Athlete mode
  • Instant on
  • Low battery indicator
  • Separate scale only
  • Requires one 9-volt battery

One of the key features that may get overlooked among the myriad of fancy names is a choice to set the scale to either "athlete" or "regular". For an athletic build, this provides a significant improvement to measurement, as it takes into consideration a higher proportion of muscle mass.

Taylor was one of the first companies to introduce the body fat analyzer to the scale market, and in 2004 was deemed one of the best by Consumer reports. However, as technology improved, they lost their top spot and found themselves competing against heavy contenders such as Omron, Homedics and Weight Watchers. Taylor is hoping their latest foray into the industry (the 5596) may put them back on top with an array of features that create a significant improvement to the standard weight scale.

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1.  avatar Amanie said:

The problem with these things is that you have no way of knowing whether or not they're accurate. I'd be interested in trying this one, though.
Jul 17, 2007 11:13am
2.  avatar Erik said:

True, but you can always look at it in a relative way. If you go from 15% to 12% body fat as read on this scale, you know you're doing something right, but whether or not that corresponds to a "true" result you can't really know unless you calibrate against the DXA method (generally accepted as the most effective).
Jul 17, 2007 11:46am
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  • athlete mode
  • instant on
  • body range graphs

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"The problem with these things is that you have no way of knowing whether or not they're accurate. I'd be interested in trying this one, though."
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