The depth of a scholarly site. The usability of a modern reference product. Built on the largest clinical-grade body composition and metabolic dataset in the world.
Most body composition reference data is decades old, based on small samples, or measured with imprecise methods. DexaFit's clinical network generates high-fidelity measurements with demographic context that no published cohort can match.
DexaFit Research is the research and publishing arm of DexaFit. We publish original research and curate findings from leading journals in the fields of body composition, metabolic health, and longevity science.
We make data available to researchers, clinicians, and product teams. We provide real-world evidence at a scale published cohorts can't match — and we make it readable.
Most body composition reference data is decades old, based on small samples, or measured with imprecise methods. Clinicians interpret DEXA results against population norms derived from radically different cohorts.
DexaFit's clinical network generates hundreds of thousands of DEXA, VO₂ Max, and RMR scans with high-fidelity labels and demographic context. That data has never been systematically analyzed and published — until now.
Every original research article is reviewed by at least one domain expert. We use the term expert-reviewed rather than peer-reviewed to acknowledge that our review process is rigorous but distinct from traditional journal peer review.
Methodology, limitations, and conflicts of interest are disclosed on every page. Curated content from outside sources is annotated with DexaFit context, caveats, or opposing viewpoints when appropriate.
Every original study reviewed by at least one domain expert before publication.
All methodology, limitations, and sources of error are disclosed alongside findings.
External studies are annotated with DexaFit context and caveats where relevant.
All funding relationships and commercial interests are transparently disclosed.
All data is de-identified per HIPAA Safe Harbor standards. No individually identifiable health information is published. We perform automated quality checks on all measurements, validate scanner calibration regularly, and stratify results by demographic variables to identify potential biases.
Known biases, limitations, and sources of error are disclosed alongside our findings. Data access is governed by formal data use agreements with confidentiality and use-restriction provisions.
If you use DexaFit Research in your work, please cite us as follows:
DexaFit Research is funded by DexaFit, a commercial testing company. Research is produced by the same organization that operates the clinical testing network. This creates inherent conflicts of interest.
We do not suppress unfavorable findings. All methodology and limitations are disclosed. Our commitment is to advancing the science of body composition measurement — not to promoting DexaFit's testing services.