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DEXA scans

technique Endorsed by 4 creators

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans that measure bone density and body composition, including fat, muscle, and bone mass.

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Rhonda Patrick recommends
"visceral fat is something if you really directly want to measure it, you do a DEXA scan"
Elizabeth Poynor recommends
"I like DEXA body comp. You get bone mass, you get your body comp and your bone mass with that DEXA."

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"You can't lie on a DEXA. That's a real analysis of your visceral fat, your subcutaneous fat, how much fat's packed around your organs."
"We do a lot of whole body DEXA scans for body composition. When we first started doing DEXA scans, every high jumper and every gymnast has a very distinct curve."

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Peter Attia mentioned "So is it DEXA, is it bodpod, is it bioelectrical impedance? and knowing that those numbers are al..." ▶ 1:15:22