THE BOD POD

It’s a system for measuring body fat and lean muscle mass using patented air displacement technology.  It is based on the principle of under water weighing, but uses the displacement of air pressure rather then a complete body dunk. It uses pressurized air and sensitive measures and is based on the principle of  plethysmography to estimate body composition. This method has been shown to be the most accurate way to determine body composition. The Bodpod was developed in part with a grant from the NIH. In fact the NIH has just rewarded.

Life Measurement, Inc., a further grant to develop a pediatric version.

Dave Joffe our editor tested the Bod Pod for our readers. In front of 10,000 ADA participants,  Dave found out that his lean body mass was not quite as good as what he thought it was from using a hand held bio-impedance analyzer. In fact Dave found out that his body fat content was over 6% greater.  For more info go to http://www.bodpod.com