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Old 01-14-2009, 05:58 PM   #4
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Re: Fat loss vs weight loss

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Originally Posted by ninner View Post
Unless your calculating body fat using the water displacement method you probably don't have a very accurate number to go by.
Underwater weighing is considered the "gold standard" in body fat measurement. The accuracy of other methods is determined by comparing them to underwater weighing.

But BIA and skinfold measurements have a standard error of about 3%.
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