Are BIA scales reliable enough to track body composition over time?

This clip is from Episode 82 of the Stronger By Science Podcast. You can watch the full episode here: • Spirulina, Satiety, an...

[@Rolroorlo]

Ditched mine after that episode lol

[@mabus1232]

Is this just home BIA scales? What about the expensive ones that are 4-8 sites. They go through the upper body too right?

[@eaauz]

Thank you! It makes me depressed when I’m on a cut and it says that I’m losing a ton of muscle. I won’t be looking at that anymore

[@soulshinobi]

Cool. What's BIA?

[@foresthill8462]

Body Impedance Analysis. A lot of modern bathroom scales and the InBody scans at many gyms use this technology.

[@awesomedavid2012]

And I would assume body composition measurements via smart watches are even less accurate

[@DrTopLiftDPT]

known this for like 15 years

[@BensMiniToons]

My scale says I have more body fat if I hold a weight. I'm so disappointed. Mine is a cheap scale that uses math based of high and weight. Not a real measurement of body comp...

[@gokukakarot1855]

For the algorithm