The DEXA Scan Blog

New Netflix docuseries, You Are What You Eat, showcases the DEXA scan in a twin experiment. The four-series documentary is based on an 8-week study led by Stanford University’s Christopher D. Gardner. The study puts 22 sets of genetically identical twins on opposing diets and measures progress. Once of the first tests that that TV show highlights at the beginning of the show is the DEXA scan...

The DEXA scan is widely regarded as being one of the most proven and reliable technologies for measuring body composition. A standard DEXA scan with a Fitnescity partner involves lying still for 10-15 minutes while the machine’s arm moves back and forth over your body to develop a full-body image. A DEXA can be used to obtain an initial body composition assessment and to understand how your body is changing over time...