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no significant health risk. You would receive a similar amount of background radiation on a
return flight from Sydney to Melbourne.
General precautions are that you should not have a DEXA scan if you’re pregnant or
potentially pregnant, or if you’ve had any other more powerful imaging (such as an MRI or CT
scan) with contrasts like iodine.
How often should a DEXA scan be performed?
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I would suggest waiting at least three months for your follow-up scan. This will give your body
enough time to experience detectable physiological changes in muscle and fat mass which
can be picked up by the DEXA scanner.
Once you’ve met your goal and you’re in a maintenance phase, I would say once a year
is enough.
How much body fat should my clients have?
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My answer to this is always the same: it depends. Body composition should not be a onesize-fits-all approach. There are so-called ‘norm tables’ for body fat percentage classification
(Table 1), but it’s still important to interpret these values in a way that has the client’s best
interests in mind.
For example, two women may both have 15 per cent body fat, but one may experience a
loss of menstrual cycle and feel completely run-down and exhausted, while the other woman
may have no ill effects.
Moreover, as health professionals, we need to remember that the emaciated swimsuit
models on the covers of ‘health’ magazines do not necessarily represent what constitutes
healthy on the inside.
TABLE 1: BODY FAT ‘NORMS’
Norms
Male
Female
Athletic
5-10%
8-15%
Healthy
11-14%
16-23%
Acceptable
15-20%
24-30%
Overweight
21-24%
31-36%
>24%
>37%
Obese
Adapted from: Sport Nutrition, 2nd Ed. Jeukendrup & Gleeson
How much does a DEXA scan cost?
Rates will vary from provider to provider but, on average, you can expect to pay around $80
to $150 per scan, depending on the level of service and consultation.
For a detailed breakdown of the data provided by DEXA scans, read this article at
fitnessnetwork.com.au/resource-library
Bill Sukala, PhD, MSc, AEP is a Sydney-based exercise physiologist and clinic director at Body and Bone
in Bondi Junction, which provides DEXA scans and metabolic assessments. For more information call 1300
BODYBONE or visit bodyandbone.com
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