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Precision Diagnostics
Metabolic Testing
What is metabolism?
Metabolism is the biochemical process of combining nutrients with oxygen to release the energy needed for bodily function. Metabolism is typically measured in calories. Your total daily metabolic rate represents the amount of calories expended in order to maintain normal body organ function, perform daily activity, and participate in purposeful exercise.
In the Optifit program we use a simple 15 minute breath test ( indirect calorimetry) to measure your true metabolic function. Once your metabolic budget is known, we can determine how much food energy needs to be provided in order to safely maintain normal body function while intentionally and significantly reducing calorie consumption. This results in safe but rapid weight change as energy is extracted from your fat stores. Weight loss becomes completely predictable without the need for guessing or hoping!
Bod Pod Testing
Body composition refers to the amount of lean tissue (muscle, organs, bone and skin) as it compares to fat in the human body. The most accurate and modern means of measuring body composition is with air displacement plethysmography performed with our Bod Pod chamber. This highly accurate instrument determines body composition within 1% variance. It is available to Optifit clients and is used to accurately adjust diet, monitor change, and ensure safety during rapid weight loss. It is a non-invasive, painless test that requires 10-15 minutes to complete.
Body composition is the major determinant of the rate of calorie consumption. Skeletal muscle is the most metabolically active tissue in your body and is 3x more metabolically active than fat at rest. A higher body percentage of muscle equates to a higher resting metabolic rate (more calories burned for the same weight). Lean body mass is accurately determined by the Bod Pod test and is used to precisely determine target rates for protein consumption in your customized Optifit diet program. Appropriate levels of protein consumption are necessary in order to maintain lean body mass during periods of low calorie consumption.