DEXA Body Composition & Bone Density Scan

Clinical-grade DEXA scanning that measures lean muscle mass, body fat percentage, regional fat distribution (including visceral adipose tissue), and bone mineral density. Results provide a precise baseline for body composition and osteoporosis risk, informing personalised nutrition, strength training, and supplementation protocols. Serial scanning enables accurate tracking of body recomposition progress and bone health over time.

Fountain Life's DEXA Body Composition and Bone Density scan at the Dallas metro center provides the gold-standard measurement of body composition and skeletal health — data points that standard weight-based metrics like BMI cannot capture. DEXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) uses two low-dose X-ray beams at different energy levels to differentiate between bone mineral, lean soft tissue, and fat tissue with high precision. Unlike bioelectrical impedance scales or hydrostatic weighing, DEXA provides regional breakdowns: separate measurements for arms, legs, trunk, and android/gynoid fat distribution zones. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) quantification is particularly clinically significant. VAT — fat surrounding abdominal organs — is a strong independent predictor of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and systemic inflammation, regardless of overall body weight. Clients with normal or borderline BMI can carry clinically dangerous visceral fat loads that only DEXA or advanced imaging reveals. Bone mineral density (BMD) assessment identifies osteopenia and osteoporosis at the hip and lumbar spine — the most fracture-critical sites — using WHO T-score criteria. Early identification allows intervention with weight-bearing exercise, calcium and vitamin D optimisation, and where clinically indicated, pharmacological support, before fracture risk escalates. Lean muscle mass quantification provides the data foundation for muscle-sparing interventions. As sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss) accelerates from the 40s onward, tracking lean mass enables the care team to calibrate protein intake, resistance training loads, and anabolic support protocols that preserve functional independence and metabolic health. At Fountain Life Dallas, DEXA results are reviewed alongside blood biomarker data, MRI findings, and hormonal panels by the assigned longevity physician to build a coherent, personalised intervention plan. Serial DEXA scanning — available to CORE and APEX members — turns body composition tracking into an objective feedback loop. The center is at Grandscape, The Colony, TX, serving the northern DFW corridor.