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Originally Posted by algernon
Is there not a reliable way of determining body fat?
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The reliable ways are DEXA and hydrostatic weighing. To perform these on a large sample size of the population would be insanely expensive.
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Originally Posted by Azure
[Calipers]
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Calipers are not reliable. They have a very large margin of human error associated with them. The HPL at the U of C has one person who measures body fat with calipers in order to counter-act this, and it still does not hold a candle to DEXA and hydrostatic weighing.