The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
fourhourbody.com/slimguide) These are the most widely
Slim Guide Skinfold Calipers (www.fourhourbody.com/slimguide) These are the most widely
used calipers in the world. They're low-cost, but accurate enough for professional use. Be sure
to include at least one leg measurement in all calculations.
Cosmetic Fat vs. Evil Fat--How to Measure Visceral Fat (www.fourhourbody.com/evil) Ever
wonder how some people, especially older men, can have beer bellies that seem as tight as a
drum? Distended abdomens that seem like muscle if you poke them? The answer is unpleasant:
rather than fat under the skin, it's fat around internal organs that presses the abdominal wall
out.
One weakness of calipers and ultrasound is that they can only directly measure subcutaneous
fat (under the skin) and not what's called visceral fat (around the organs).
This article, authored by Michael Eades MD and Mary Dan Eades MD, explains a low-tech