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humphriesbr@me.com

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on: Jun 22, 2018

Being overweight means having a body mass index (BMI) above the ______ percentile of growth charts; whereas obese means having a BMI above the ______ percentile.

85th; 95th
75th; 85th
70th; 90th
80th; 90th

Question 2

At what age do children tend to have the lowest BMI?

18 months
2 years
6 years
8 years

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FergA

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

85th; 95th

Answer to Question 2

6 years

humphriesbr@me.com

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

aruss1303

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday

Excellent

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