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Fat-1 Skinfold caliper
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SKINFOLD CALIPER FAT-1
Light weight Aluminium, skinfold caliper to measure body fat.
Large and easy to read 0-67mm scale.
Supplied with a protective carrying case and measuring procedure
Precise and accurate skinfold caliper for professional use. Measures the thickness of skin folds over the body, based on the characteristics developed by Tanner and Whitehouse:
Pressure on the fold: approx 10 g/mm2
This device allows a correct evaluation of the nutritional status and the sectoral distribution of adipose tissue. Raises a fold of skin and measures its thickness by the forceps: on the top edge a scale in millimeters and an arrow measures the skin fold (triceps, subscapular muscles, etc...) with an accuracy of about ½ mm.