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There is no way those body fat percentages are correct.

Hi Noja,

What make you say that? We were extremely careful when measuring body fat. We used the 4 point test, using body fat calipers. It is seen as a reliable test.

Regards,

Julian.

My bathroom scales measure body fat, and they read 10% for me. A friend of mine's scales put him at 20%.

I don't look like him on the right, and my friend doesn't look like him on the left...

Bathroom scales cannot reliably measure body fat % from what I know. They try to measure impedence and it is affected by many factors - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectrical_impedance_analysi...

10% is an extremely low body fat %. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fat_percentage#Typical_bod...

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