3028: All About Body Fat Percentage, Muscle Mass, and Body Weight

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Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.4 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3028: Dr. Neal Malik simplifies the confusion around body weight, muscle mass, and fat percentage by explaining how to measure what really matters for health. Rather than obsessing over the scale, he emphasizes tracking body composition through tools like BIA, understanding fat vs. muscle density, and focusing on long-term trends to get a clearer picture of overall wellness. Quotes to ponder: "Think of fat like feathers and muscle as gold: muscle is more dense and takes up less space." "The best way to know is to have our body fat tested every so often." "Changes over time give us the most valuable information." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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