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Of the most common methods of estimating percent body fat, which is the most accurate?.

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When measured properly, its accuracy is typically within 5 per cent of the body fat value measured using underwater weighing, which is one of the most accurate ways of measuring body. The percentage that it estimates should be within 1 percent of body fat for both adults and children.

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