David PS
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In December of 2014, I ordered a body fat scale. My intention was to establish a baseline for my muscle weight and fat weight. I recorded readings for all the various measurements on a spreadsheet which calculated my muscle to fat ratio. Body fat scales are reputed to be inaccurate for whatever reason. My interest is looking for trends and so as long as the scale is consistent the accuracy of the measurement is not important to me. My bathroom is always off by a pound or two and I just deal with it by looking a the trend.
I noticed that my bone weight increased over time. I first noticed it when the increase was 10%, which I interpreted as being good news. That is, a healthy change in bone health. My total body weight did not change enough to account for the increase in bone weight.
In November of 2020 I purchase a new body fat scale. It was splurge at Amazon that cost less than $30.. The new scale is smart phone compatible and it records the results on my phone. The new body fat scale was manufactured by a different company but it gave me the same result for my bone weight. I assume the two companies used the same algorithm. Today, my bone weight is 20% higher than it was in 2014 when I first started recording my measurements.
As a general rule, peak bone mass decreases with age (after about 50 years of age) and the incident fracture risk increases age. Unless your monitoring your bone weight (mass) you cannot tell what is going on in your body.
Peat has written about bone density.
I noticed that my bone weight increased over time. I first noticed it when the increase was 10%, which I interpreted as being good news. That is, a healthy change in bone health. My total body weight did not change enough to account for the increase in bone weight.
In November of 2020 I purchase a new body fat scale. It was splurge at Amazon that cost less than $30.. The new scale is smart phone compatible and it records the results on my phone. The new body fat scale was manufactured by a different company but it gave me the same result for my bone weight. I assume the two companies used the same algorithm. Today, my bone weight is 20% higher than it was in 2014 when I first started recording my measurements.
As a general rule, peak bone mass decreases with age (after about 50 years of age) and the incident fracture risk increases age. Unless your monitoring your bone weight (mass) you cannot tell what is going on in your body.
Decrease in peak bone mass with age and increase in fracture risk with...
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Peat has written about bone density.