A successful weight and nutrition management program is just a matter of having the right information and balancing calories “in” and “out”.
Most of us know this reality, but it’s not always easy to put into practice.
For weight loss, burn more calories than you consume and you will lose weight.
For weight maintenance, consume the same amount of calories that you burn and you will maintain your weight.
For weight gain, consume more calories than you burn and you will gain weight.
Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is key to a long, healthy life.
For most individuals, being overweight or obese results from consuming too many calories and/or inadequate physical activity.
Being overweight or obese may lead to premature death, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, asthma, certain cancers, and high blood cholesterol.
Balancing food intake with physical activity is important to preventing unhealthy weight gain. Burning more calories than you consume is important to losing weight.
The Microlife BodyGem and MedGem indirect calorimetry devices measure your clients Resting Metabolic Rate, to optimize their weight loss results.
Instead of estimating RMR with the Harris-Benedict or Katch-McArdle formula, the BodyGem and MedGem scientifically measure a clients Metabolic Fingerprint, that is unique to them.
For the best care, the American Dietetics Association recommends using indirect calorimetry to measure RMR for the most accurate assessment of nutritional needs.
The BodyGem and MedGem are the same type indirect calorimeter. They have the same functionality, accuracy and reliability.
The difference is that the MedGem is a FDA 510K-cleared, class II, medical device, which allows licensed clinicians to make insurance claims on their measurements.
Reference: NIH, NHLBI. Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults. HHS, PHS; 1998.