APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VISCERAL FAT

摘要

An apparatus and a method for measuring visceral fat are provided to perform continuous monitoring by removing limitation of the number of usage without a side effect on a human body. An apparatus(100) for measuring visceral fat includes a body fat measuring unit(110), a subcutaneous fat measuring unit(120), a subcutaneous fat calculating unit(130), a visceral fat calculating unit(140), and an output unit(150). The body fat measuring unit measures a body fat level of a target object. The subcutaneous fat measuring unit measures a thickness of subcutaneous fat of the target object by using near infrared rays. The subcutaneous fat calculating unit calculates a subcutaneous fat level through the thickness of the subcutaneous fat. The visceral fat calculating unit calculates a visceral fat amount by using the body fat level and the subcutaneous fat level. The output unit outputs the calculated visceral fat level.