Eli5 How does my scale know what my muscle mass, bone density, and water weight is?

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Eli5 How does my scale know what my muscle mass, bone density, and water weight is?

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Answer 1

Your scale doesn’t actually know any of those. It’s likely making an informed guess of sorts base off your body’s conductivity to make a guess about body fat percentage.

Answer 2

Your scale doesn’t actually know any of those. It’s likely making an informed guess of sorts base off your body’s conductivity to make a guess about body fat percentage.