Body Stat Bio-Electrical Impedance

Palic Miller offfers Bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA) which measures the impedance or opposition to the flow of an electric current through the body fluids contained mainly in the lean and fat tissue. The impedance measurement gives accurate data about your body’s:

• Body Composition
• Nutritional Status
• Hydration Status
• Cellular Health

This information can give the doctor objective info about your current health and can be used to track progress with treatment. Research has shown differences in the measurements provided by the Body Stat when comparing healthy individuals to individuals with various diseases and problems.

References:

1. Height-normalized indices of the body’s fat-free mass and fat mass: potentially useful
indicators of nutritional status.
Theodore B Vanltaiie, Mei-Uih Yang, Steven B Heymsfield, Robert C Funk, and Richard A Boileau
Am J C/in Nuir 1990; 52: 953-9

2. Low fat-free mass index and very high fat mass index at hopsital admission are associated with increase length of stay.
Kyle UG, Pirlich M, Schuetz T, Lochs H, Pichard C
Clin Nutr 2002; 21:11

3. Use of bioelectrical impedance in hydration status assessment: reliability of a new tool in psychophysiology research.

Shanholtzer BA et al.
Int. J Psychophysiol. 2003; 49(3): 217-26

4. Fluid Hydration Status Assessment in Behavioral Medicine Research: Seven-Day Test-Retest Reliability.

(Shanholtzer BA et al.)
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2002; 24, S133

5. Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Cellular Health in Mobile CKD Patients.

(Mason L et al)
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) 19:2008. Ref.PUB638

6. Measurement of Illness Marker in Heart Surgery Patients. (Réka Kegyes Bozó)
Presented at ESPEN in Florence, Italy September 2008

7. http://www.bodystat.com/science.php