Talk:Body composition assessment

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Bioimpedance and hydrationResolved

Apparent lean-mass changes from hydration shifts are the commonest artefact people encounter and attribute to the intervention. — DEXA_Dilys (talk) 09:40, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Stated in the table and again in the prose, since it is the one thing a reader using a home device most needs to know. ✓ Done — LeanMassLars (talk) 13:15, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Resolved. This thread is closed. Reopening it is fine if new sources appear; please add a new subsection rather than editing the closed discussion.

Lean mass is not muscleDone

Lean mass includes organs and water. Conflating it with muscle drives most of the alarm in this area. — SarcopeniaSefa (talk) 10:20, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

And the redirection to function as the thing that matters is the right conclusion. ✓ Done — DEXA_Dilys (talk) 13:55, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Done. This thread is closed. Reopening it is fine if new sources appear; please add a new subsection rather than editing the closed discussion.

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