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Most people’s lives are shaped by an everyday routine from Monday to Friday. They leave the house in the morning, spend most of the day at work, university or school and return home in the late afternoon or evening.
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Billions of bacteria and microorganisms populate the human body. Their amount exceeds that of the body cells in the intestine by tenfold, while the intestinal bacteria on their own account for around 1.5 kg of a person’s body weight.
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Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) is a method to determine a person’s body composition, for which the fields of medicine, fitness and nutrition have utilized more progressively lately. As it is an indirect method, it fundamentally depends on the applied mathematical equations used to calculate the body composition, taken from measurement parameters. The development and validation of these equations is a complex and time-consuming process, but it ultimately determines the accuracy of a BIA device.
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Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) is an established method for determining a person’s body composition. The analysis measures meaningful conclusions about the general, nutritional and hydration state, which can directly influence the treatment of many diseases. Since the BIA is an indirect process, the accuracy of a device's measurement is based on the right algorithms and reference methods, which are used to validate it.
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Being overweight or even obese has become a global health issue, one which is spreading rapidly, affecting large parts of the population in many places around the world. Along with this development, it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to recognize excess weight and give it the necessary attention.
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For many people, the turn of the year is an opportunity for personal change. The last days of the year, in particular, often encourage self-examination and the preparation of new plans. A healthier lifestyle is always at the top of the list when it comes to New Year's resolutions. Most people want to lose weight, do more sport, eat more healthily or finally stop smoking. While these plans start off as enthusiastic at the beginning, they can quickly be discarded again. Only few people succeed in following their intentions for more than several weeks. But why do we often lose motivation so fast and fall again into old habits?
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Since the turn of the millennium, representatives of Generation Y (also known as millennials) have revolutionised working life in many areas. Unlike their parents, they are driven less by money and status and more by leisure and self-realisation. They have already influenced large parts of the service sector with their demand for a healthy work-life balance. This influence is now also slowly reaching the health service.
