Withings Body Comp
Best Overall — Muscle Mass + Visceral Fat + Full Trend Tracking
The Withings Body Comp is the ideal body composition monitor for bariatric patients for three specific reasons: (1) Segmental muscle mass analysis shows exactly where muscle is being preserved or lost — arm vs leg vs trunk, which no other consumer scale provides. (2) The visceral fat index tracks the most metabolically harmful fat type as it decreases toward the healthy range post-surgery. (3) Wi-Fi auto-sync means the Health Mate app captures every daily weigh-in automatically — the long-term trend data that shows whether the surgery is producing sustainable body composition improvement. The vascular age metric tracks improvement in the cardiovascular risk that drove the surgical decision.
What we loved
- Segmental muscle mass — shows exactly where muscle changes occur
- Visceral fat index — tracks the key metabolic success metric
- Wi-Fi auto-sync — captures full long-term trend for bariatric program
- Vascular age — tracks cardiovascular risk improvement
- 8-user profiles
- Best-in-class app for long-term bariatric data
What to know
- Premium price ($199)
- Some metrics behind paywall