Body fat percentage generally refers to the proportion of fat weight in the human body, so it is also called fat percentage. Obesity will increase the risk of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other diseases. But the body fat rate should not be too low, too low body fat rate will cause dysfunction. Therefore, we should take reasonable diet therapy and exercise therapy to lose weight, reduce calorie intake, increase exercise and increase calorie consumption, so as to achieve the purpose of losing weight. No exercise, only dieting to lose weight will only reduce muscle without losing fat, and will also reduce basal metabolism, which is easy to gain weight again.
The body fat rate of normal adults is 15% for men and 25% to 28% for women. Body fat should be maintained in this normal range to ensure the health of the body. Too high or too low is unhealthy. Due to the difference of body structure between men and women, the standard of normal body fat rate is very different.
At present, the standard method for measuring body fat percentage is BIM method. The main principle is to simply divide the body into conductive body fluids, muscles and so on. And non-conductive adipose tissue. When measuring, an electrode emits a tiny current through the body. Improve this method to measure a person's body fat rate. When you find that your body fat rate is abnormal, you should take some measures to change your body fat rate.