Nutritionists are responsible for the development and adjustment of dietary protocols specific to each client’s starting point and goals. With the proper tools, these specialists can educate clients to identify achievable goals and increase their success by tracking progress throughout their programs. The InBody Result Sheet provides nutritionists and dietitians with the information needed to effectively understand and empower each of their clients to succeed.
InBody devices are non-invasive and convenient, making it the ideal tool to implement into nutrition programs for body composition analysis. The InBody Test provides comprehensive results that can be used to track and educate clients on body fat and health risk as well as understand the differences in diet consumption effects.
In less than 60 seconds, the InBody test provides easy-to-understand, accurate and objective measurements to evaluate a client’s current body composition as well as monitor the success of dietary interventions. Nutritionists can use the InBody to:
Below are examples of the different types of clients nutritionists and dietitians will encounter and how the InBody results sheets can be implemented into practice, creating success for all clients with different needs and goals.
“Minimizing lean mass loss is an important health and safety consideration to maintain strength, physical function and maximize basal metabolic rate for long-term weight maintenance.”
“Body composition analysis through bioelectrical impedance can act not only as a guidance for adequate lifestyle counseling (focused on PA, diet or both), but also as a prior assessment of overall metabolic risk in overweight adolescents.”
“Monitoring body composition regularly helps to personalize nutritional plans and reduce the risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia, resulting in a better quality of life for our patients.”
Numerous studies support the correlation between overweight/obesity and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and even certain cancers. Weight loss, specifically through calorie restriction can help decrease both percent body fat and metabolically harmful visceral fat. Through measurements on the InBody, nutritionists will be able to diagnose the degree of obesity to set effective weight loss goals.
Rising obesity rates increase the risk of health conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease. However, what most don’t realize is that obesity isn’t the only link with poor health conditions- factors such as low muscle mass can also predispose disease risk. Nutrition is a major factor in health promotion and therefore a proper nutrition program for medically “at-risk” populations helps manage these risks effectively. While outward appearances might provide some prognostic value, tracking and analyzing body composition changes offers a more comprehensive representation of a client’s health and health risk.
DIRECT SEGMENTAL MEASUREMENT (DSM)Direct Segmental Measurement (DSM) measures water, muscle mass and fat mass in the body in five segments: Right Arm, Left Arm, Right Leg, Left Leg and Trunk. By measuring each segment of the body separately, InBody provides an in-depth analysis of the patient’s muscle-fat and fluid balance in each segment independently. Identifying the patient’s lean and fat distribution allows a better assessment of associated health risks while segmental ECW/TBW can be used to identify systemic or localized inflammation resulting from injury, underlying health conditions or surgical complications.
MULTIPLE FREQUENCIESInBody devices utilize multiple frequencies to measure body water more accurately. These high and low frequencies measure both intracellular and extracellular water, producing precise measures of each body water compartment. With accurate fluid measures, InBody can be used to identify fluid imbalances or water retention stemming from inflammation or injury as well as monitor changes resulting from exercise interventions and recovery.
8 POINT TACTILE ELECTRODESInBody uses an 8-Point Tactile Electrode system to ensure that measurements always start in the same place, test after test. This technology creates precise and reproducible results, ensuring that the results obtained are a direct outcome of clinical recommendations and interventions, rather than error.
NO EMPIRICAL ESTIMATIONSInBody does not rely on empirical estimations based on age, gender or ethnicity to predict results. With the high level of accuracy and precision achieved with the aforementioned technological advancements, InBody removes population-associated assumptions when determining body composition to ensure results are based solely on the individual, increasing sensitivity to the individual’s unique makeup of muscle and fat, enabling effective tracking of changes.
