JPS61253574A - Beauty and health advice device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the proper and safe standards for beauty processing and health control by obtaining the ratio between the fatty tissue and the body weight less fat from the impedance containing electric resistance and the reactance of the body and adding other data on the body. CONSTITUTION:A measuring part 16 of an impedance measuring part 10 produces the high frequency signal voltage and supplies a weak current for measurement after the measuring terminals 12 and 13 are connected to the tips of the hand and the foot to be measured together with the measuring terminals 14 and 15 connected to the sides of the body respectively for measurement of the body impedance having the close relation with the ratio between the fatty issue and the body weight less fat. The electrical output given from the part 16 undergoes the A/D conversion through a signal converting part 18 and supplied to a CPU 20. While the physical data on a person to be measured such as the sex, the age, the height, etc. are supplied from a keyboard part 30. The arithmetic result of the CPU 20 is delivered to a printer part 40 and a display 50 respectively.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Field of the Invention The present invention measures the composition ratio between the amount of adipose tissue and lean body mass in the body, and also takes into account other body-related data to obtain basic data for health management or beauty treatments. This relates to a beauty and health advice device for obtaining information.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The composition ratio between the amount of adipose tissue and lean body mass in the body has a great influence on beauty treatments and health management, so it is required to accurately understand it. However, it is known that there are extremely large individual differences with respect to the inside of the body, making accurate measurement difficult. For this reason, it is also estimated based on many years of experience, taking into account height, weight, gender, age, etc. For example, measure your body density and calculate the amount of fat (fat storage rate) in your body weight.
There is a way to find out. This involves submerging the entire body in water and measuring the body weight in the water to determine the density of the body.

This method requires equipment for submerging the entire body in water and a great deal of effort from the person to be measured, and furthermore, it takes 20 to 30 minutes, and has the disadvantage that errors occur due to the presence of body gases. Also known is a method of measuring the amount of water and potassium in the body using a measurement auxiliary substance, and indirectly determining the composition ratio of the amount of adipose tissue and lean body mass in the body from these. However, with these conventional techniques, some values can only be approximated, while others require special skill for determination, making it impossible to perform simple and accurate measurements. In addition, it has been extremely difficult to provide appropriate advice regarding beauty or health by taking into account other body-related data.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to measure the composition ratio of the amount of adipose tissue and lean body mass in the body without using large-scale equipment or auxiliary substances for the body; It is an object of the present invention to provide a device capable of giving appropriate advice regarding beauty or health by taking into account other inputted data regarding the body.

Means for Solving the Problem This object is to provide a beauty and health advice device having the structure described in the claims, that is, to detect fat tissue and lean tissue in the body based on impedance consisting of electrical resistance and reactance of the body. A measuring section that calculates the ratio to body weight;
a keyboard section for inputting body-related data such as gender, height, weight, etc.; a calculation section for calculating the output of the measurement section and the body-related data input from the keyboard section; and printing the calculation results of the calculation section. This is achieved by a beauty/health advice device having a printer section for outputting the information.

Effects of the invention - According to the beauty/health advice device according to the present invention,
The composition ratio of adipose tissue amount and lean body mass in the body is measured with high precision without affecting the body, and this result and other body-related data are taken into consideration to determine appropriate beauty or health-related results. can give advice. Based on these results, appropriate and safe beauty treatments and
It becomes possible to obtain a guideline for health management.

Hereinafter, the beauty/health advice device according to the present invention will be explained based on examples.

Embodiment The beauty/health advice device according to the present invention takes advantage of the fact that the relationship between the body's adipose tissue and lean body mass is closely related to the body's impedance. This method also takes into account the data that will be used to determine the appropriate menu for beauty treatment and health management.

The impedance measurement section 10 has four measurement terminals 12.
13.14.15. Each of these terminals is connected to a measuring section 16 using, for example, a four-terminal method inside the device. This measuring section 16 generates a signal voltage of high frequency, for example, 50 kHz, which is generated in a high frequency power supply section 17. This signal voltage is selected to have a capacity that generates a high frequency output between the above-mentioned terminals during measurement and allows a weak current, for example, 800 μA, to flow through the body.

When each measurement terminal 12, 13, 14, 15 is connected to a part to be measured and a measurement is performed, an appropriate electrical output is obtained from the measurement part 17. This electrical output is A/D converted in the signal converter 18.

This conversion output is input to a central processing unit (CPU) 20. A keyboard unit 30 is connected to the CPU 20, and other data regarding the body of the subject, such as gender, age, height, etc., are input.

The two measurement terminals 12 and 13 of the measurement unit 10 are connected to the extremities of the body to be measured, for example, the tips of limbs, and supply a weak current for measurement. Also, other measurement terminals 14.1
5 is connected to the same side or the opposite side of the body to be measured, and measures the voltage drop inside the body, electrical resistance/reactance,
That is, impedance is measured.

The electrical resistance and reactance of the body obtained in this way is
Closely related to adipose tissue and lean body mass in the body. This is because ion distribution has a great effect on electrical conduction within the body, and the conductivity is significantly different due to the inclusion of the interstitium of protein cells in adipose tissue.

The calculation results of the CPU 20 are printed out by the printer section 40 in a required format. Further, a display 50 is connected to the cp020 for convenience of input/output and display of results.

Measuring unit 10 of the beauty/health advice device according to the present invention
When determining the relationship between body fat tissue and lean body mass by measuring impedance, this method has the following advantages over previous methods.

■ Extremely quick and accurate measurements are possible.

■ It is harmless and highly safe as it does not use chemicals or other measurement aids.

■ No equipment such as a water tank is required.

■ It is not influenced by the user's skill or intuition.

■ Since it can use battery power, it can be made into a portable device.

■ Measurement errors are less likely to occur.

■ Since no burden is placed on the person being measured, restrictions associated with measurement are greatly reduced.

The aim is to take advantage of these features and perform calculations based on other body-related data to provide appropriate advice regarding beauty treatments and health management.

Physical data includes gender, age, height, weight, daily exercise level, etc. By calculating such various data and the measurement results in the measurement unit 1o,
You will get output for each item as shown below.

■ Ratio of adipose tissue amount to the entire body.

■ Percentage of the amount of adipose tissue in the total body of a person with the same standard conditions.

■ Average value above.

■ Adipose tissue weight.

■ Adipose tissue weight of standard subjects with the same conditions.

■ Recommended value for weight loss.

■　Muscle/bone weight.

■ Ratio of muscle/bone weight to adipose tissue weight.

■ Total body water content.

[Phase] Ideal body water content.

Difference between 0 ■ and [phase].

@ Daily basal metabolic rate based on the subject's bones and muscles.

@ Phase angle.

[Phase] Recommended ideal weight.

■ How to lose weight.

i) Weekly weight loss values.

1i) Daily caloric intake.

1ii) Number of exercise per week.

iv) Required minimum period of weight loss.

@ Weight loss plan graph.

■ Minimum number of days required to reach target weight.

[Phase] Applicable exercise method.

i) Exercise time.

ii) Exercise level.

iii) Allowable heart rate during exercise.

[Phase] Table of calories consumed according to exercise time.

[Phase] Step test evaluation.

According to the beauty/health advice device according to the present invention, these data are displayed on the display unit 5o, and
A portion of the printer 40 prints out the printout. By referring to such output, it becomes possible to objectively grasp accurate conditions without relying on intuition or special skills as in the past, and it is possible to perform beauty treatment or health management appropriately and reliably.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a beauty/health advice device according to the present invention. The correspondence of reference numerals in the figure is as follows. 10: Impedance measurement sections 12 to 15: Measurement terminal 16: Measurement section 17: Power supply section 18: Signal conversion section 19: Display section (on the measuring instrument) 20: Central processing unit (CPU) 23: Computation section 30: Keyboard Part 40 Nibrinter Part 50: Display part

Claims (1)

[Claims] a measuring section for determining the ratio of body adipose tissue to lean body mass based on impedance consisting of electrical resistance and reactance of the body; a keyboard section for inputting body-related data such as gender, height, and weight; and the measuring section. 1. A beauty and health advice device comprising: a calculation section that calculates the output of the computer and body-related data input from the keyboard section; and a printer section that prints out the calculation results of the calculation section.