(PRBuzz.com) December 14, 2012 -- Diet Doc offers a free body fat calculator for those interested in losing weight or simply getting an accurate gauge with which to measure if weight loss is necessary.
In an attempt to empower dieters and help them make an informed decision concerning weight and health, Diet Doc has released a new body fat calculator on their website. The ability of dieters to calculate BMI, or body mass index, allows them to monitor progress or decline of body weight and composition, allowing a more informed decision concerning weight loss. The Diet Doc body fat calculator is available for free on Diet Doc's website and is a great addition to their prescription diet plan.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is an important metric that measures the body fat in adult men and women (usually between the ages of 18 to 65) based on their height and weight. It is an accurate way of screening people for weight categories that may potentially trigger health problems related to excessive weight. Diet Doc's body fat calculator is extremely easy to use and considers both age and sex-specific differences for children and adults. BMI is interpreted through categories that are not dependent on sex or age for adults, so each gender can get an accurate BMI reading. Research from the Centers for Disease Control shows that while BMI does not measure body fat directly; it strongly correlates with other clinical body fat measurement methods such as caliper based skin fold thickness measurements, DXA (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry), isotope dilution, and underwater weighing that are not easily available to the public. http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/BMIforPactitioners.pdf As an alternative to these rather complicated, expensive and sometimes inaccessible methods that require highly skilled and experienced personnel, BMI is a fairly reliable indicator of body fat. The benefit of using a body fat calculator is that it provides an extremely easy metric on which to decide whether a weight loss diet is needed. Diet Doc's body fat calculator is easy-to-use, and best of all, it is absolutely free. Diet Doc's BMI Calculator is based on the same system that is also used by CDC to measure obesity trends in the US.
The calculation of BMI requires the simple input of height and weight and acts as a baseline, aiding users in determining whether they are underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese. Armed with this knowledge, dieters can then use Diet Doc's comprehensive website to decide whether medically supervised weight loss is right for them. With this, Diet Doc has given potential clients the tools and information to make informed decisions concerning their health and wellness, placing everything in one convenient location. Since a body fat calculator is so efficient at determining whether or not a person is obese, it can also be a visual indicator of a person's potential to contract obesity related illness. Diet Doc's body fat calculator is not intended to be a diagnostic tool to determine whether excess weight is a health risk; this is left up to Diet Doc's in-house physicians. If a client uses Diet Doc's body fat calculator and decides that it is time to lose weight, a weight loss physician is one click or call away, available for consultation 6 days per week and nationwide via the Telehealth system. A person with a BMI higher than 30 is clinically considered obese, and should consider weight loss in order to prevent a host of obesity related illness. Diet Doc offers customized nutrition plans coupled with prescription treatments in order to produce fast results for over 97% of clients. Diet Doc encourages anyone who feels that they may have a high BMI, to please visit Diet Doc's website and calculate BMI. Just taking this simple step can ultimately lead to increased lifespan, better overall health, and the kind of fast weight loss that may be needed to prevent illness.
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