How accurate and reliable are Tanita's products?

Independent research at several major universities (including Columbia University in New York City) has confirmed that in clinical settings, the Tanita Body Fat Monitor is accurate within +/- 5 percentage points of the institutional standard--Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA). (There is no 100% accurate method to measure exact percentage of body fat--other than an autopsy.) Tarrita believes they have developed the most convenient method to accurately predict body composition; results are repeatable to within +/- 1 percent variation when used under consistent conditions. More.

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