Question - visceral vs subcutaneous fat
I read an article today that differentiated between visceral fat: internal, packed around organs; and subcutaneous fat: the jiggly stuff under the skin.
My question - Can calipers accurately calculate total body fat if they are only measuring skinfolds, which would account for subcutaneous fat only?
Are there any experts out there who can explain? I wonder if visceral fat disappears first, and subcutaneous after? How do you truly know if you have a healthy level of fat?
Background - I have a Tanita bodyfat scale that tells me I have 28% bodyfat. With calipers, I get a reading of approx 18%. I decided to dismiss the scale. Are they both potentially correct? (Or possibly I just am an amateur with the calipers.)
Help?