seca assists with diagnosis and treatment of obesity
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Obesity is one of the fastest growing health problemsin the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) talks of a "global obesity epidemic." Current figures from WHO show that more than 1.4 billion people are overweight – and counting. At the ARAB HEALTH 2014 trade fair, seca gmbh & co. kg of Hamburg, Germany, will exhibit the newest innovations that assist doctors with the diagnosis and treatment of obesity.
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The focus at the 2nd BIA Symposium in Mexico City was on scientific knowledge of body composition and its simple analysis with the help of the seca mBCA. For the symposium, which was held on 22 October 2013, seca mexico invited five national and three international scientists who spoke about BIA (Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and its clinical uses.
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Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) is a topical issue in nutrition medicine. That was made clear by the crowds at the seca BIA Workshop “Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Malnutrition and Obesity: Meet the Experts” at ESPEN in Leipzig. Nutritionists were eager to hear research results and information about clinical application of BIA directly from the experts. The list of speakers read like a Who’s Who of researchers working in body composition analysis with BIA. All seats in the auditorium were quickly filled, leaving standing-room only for the overflow crowd of 50.
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With the seca multifunction and wheelchair scales, it’s no trouble to weigh patients who are standing, lying or sitting in a wheelchair. Now all the scales are wireless and part of the product system seca 360° wireless.
