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As a result, a 25 mm skinfold sum (using heart the SlimGuide or Body Caliper method) can mean 16.8% total bodyfat if a woman is in her 20s, or it can mean 22.2% total bodyfat if she's in her heart 40s. To avoid underestimating total bodyfat in older women, use a skinfold equation that takes age into account. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis High-tech bathroom scales and handheld heart devices that use BIA run a tiny current through your body to estimate bodyfat. Because muscle conducts and fat insulates, electrical resistance is used to estimate bodyfat percentage. Unlike skinfold methods, BIA is "rigged" in that it uses low-tech input provided by you to make the electrical part seem more accurate than it is. Richard Pierson Jr., MD, professor of clinical medicine at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York, states: "BIA measures allow for height, weight, gender, and sometimes activity level and age to be written into the equation.
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