Take Action Against Dangerous Visceral Fat With Omron Healthcare's New Total Body Monitoring Scale
Posted on: Monday, 22 January 2007, 06:00 CST
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing body of research suggests that visceral fat -- deep underlying fat in the abdomen surrounding a person's vital organs -- may be a greater predictor of heart disease and diabetes than simple weight or body mass index (BMI).
While paying attention to waist size is important, it is very difficult to measure the amount of visceral fat a person has with just a measuring tape and regular scale. That's why Omron Healthcare has launched a new total body monitoring scale which uses a highly accurate full-body sensing technology to specifically calculate the amount of this dangerous fat, which researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions found to be the most likely to increase heart attack risk(1). See http://www.omronhealthcare.com/ .
The HBF-500 is a consumer-friendly, easy-to-use scale which not only measures visceral fat, but resting metabolism and skeletal muscle mass levels -- both helpful indicators for consumers to use when determining appropriate calorie intake and amount of exercise. A person's resting metabolism, or amount of calories burned daily through normal activity, often decreases with age. However, building up skeletal muscle mass (muscles attached to bones and used to move the body) through exercise and other activity enables a person to maintain a higher resting metabolism and prevent weight gain.
The HBF-500 scale also takes more common measurements such as body fat percentage, weight and BMI to help users plan proactive steps toward better health.
The HBF-500 works using the Bioelectrical Impedance (BI) method which sends an extremely weak electrical current through the body to determine the amount of the fat and skeletal muscle tissue. Unlike other total body composition scales, the HBF-500 uses full-body sensing technology featuring hand grip and foot electrodes to facilitate a highly accurate reading.
"Omron Healthcare understands the importance of proactively monitoring the total body -- including dangerous visceral fat -- and is committed to providing the tools necessary for consumers to achieve and maintain good health," said Hiroshi Ogawa, category manager, Weight Management, Omron Healthcare. "The new HBF-500 total body monitoring scale makes it easy to determine several key indicators in just a matter of seconds."
The HBF-500 features a four-person profile memory which stores measurements from one day, one week, 30 days and 90 days for easy reference in tracking progress for all family members. The HBF-500 will be available on major online shopping sites in January 2007 and will retail for approximately $100. For more information, please visit http://www.omronhealthcare.com/ .
(1) Peck, Peggy. "High-Fat Diet Ups Dangerous 'Hidden' Fat." WebMD Medical News Archive. 31 Mar 2003. http://www.webmd.com/content/article/63/71859.htm Contact: Lila Trickle Edelman (312)-233-1218 lila.trickle@edelman.com
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CONTACT: Lila Trickle of Edelman, +1-312-233-1218, orlila.trickle@edelman.com
Web site: http://www.omronhealthcare.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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