DEXA Body Composition Analysis

Service Description

Now available in Maine! The Hologic Horizon DXA Scan provides "Gold Standard" comprehensive assessment to measure body composition and bone density. It provides you body fat percentage, total lean mass, bone density, limb comparison for muscle imbalance detection, visceral fat and more. In particular, an elevated measure of visceral fat (fat collection surrounding internal organs) is associated with medical disorders such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and several malignancies including prostate, breast and colorectal cancers. Regular quantitative assessment of visceral fat is important for evaluating the potential risk of development of these pathologies, as well as providing an accurate means to measure the success of your new lifestyle health plan.