What a DXA Body Composition Analysis Is
The measurement of body fat is more accurate than body mass index for assessing health.
A person can have a lot of muscle, but be considered “over-weight” by many height/weight
charts. The opposite can also be true – a person can have a lot of fat and little muscle
and be “over-fat” but not overweight.
Too little body fat is linked to problems with normal, healthy functioning in both men
and women. It can also lead to problems with reproduction in women. Too much body fat,
especially when located around the abdomen, increases the risk of many diseases, including
type II diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, and certain cancers. For
many athletes, performance is improved with optimal body composition.
Invision Sally Jobe offers DXA body composition exams at several of our outpatient centers in
the South Denver Metro area of Colorado. Our imaging centers utilizes DXA (Dual Energy
X-Ray Absorptiometry) technology to assess
your body composition. The instrument uses an x-ray technique to look at the density of the
body and can then estimate the amount of lean and fat tissue. The exam is non-invasive,
precise and reliable.