Bioimpedance Spectroscopy: The Bioelectric Health Map in Tomorrow’s Medicine
The accelerated social changes of recent decades (urbanization, digitalization, transformation of dietary patterns, increased sedentary behavior, and chronic stress) have profoundly reconfigured the health profile of populations. Today, we face not only infectious or deficiency diseases, but a silent epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs): obesity, type 2 diabetes, sarcopenia, osteoporosis, hidden malnutrition, and functional frailty1. […]
Menopause and body composition: contributions of bioimpedance
The physiological transition of menopause Menopause is a period in women’s lives characterized by a significant number of physiological changes, the main cause of which is the progressive decrease in hormone secretion by the ovaries, particularly estrogens¹. It generally lasts 4 to 5 years at a median age of 51 years²,³ and is characterized mainly […]
Phase Angle: A Marker to Monitor Athletes’ Fitness Status
Training Load and Physical Fitness The benefits of physical activity and chronic physical exercise on health are well known, with numerous musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic, and cerebral adaptations. Paradoxically, acute exercise induces significant physiological stress: increased acidity or mechanical constraints on the muscular and skeletal systems that are objectively detrimental to the body. However, it is […]
The Phase Angle: What Is It and Why Is It Becoming Necessary?
Definition of Phase Angle In bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), the phase angle is a raw bioelectrical parameter obtained in two ways: The calculation of this parameter suggests that the phase angle would not be associated with biological functions or structures; however, the interest in it in the scientific literature and its clinical use has strongly […]
GLP-1 Treatment: How BIA Helps to Prevent Silent Muscle Loss
I. The Mechanisms of Action of GLP-1 For several years, GLP-1 analogues have been increasingly used in the management of patients with type II diabetes or obesity, with a growing number of molecules on the market. GLP-1, for Glucagon-Like Peptide-1, is a molecule naturally and continuously secreted by cells in the intestine, with secretion peaks […]
Hydration, a Major Component of Body Functioning
Water, a Vital Molecule for the Human Body Water is the most abundant component in the human body, playing a crucial role in its physiological functioning, from the cellular level to the entire organism. Within cells, water acts as a solvent, creating a favorable environment for the chemical reactions necessary for cellular function¹. Additionally, the […]