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Mimi

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on: Aug 6, 2018
Body mass index (BMI) is used almost exclusively to determine health risks and mortality rates associated with ____.
 a. excessive body weight
 b. excessive visceral fat
 c. lean body mass
 d. non-essential body fat
 e. excessive dieting or exercise

Question 2

Which metrics are taken in conjunction with body mass index to assess health risks?
 a. bio electrical impedance and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
  b. air displacement and hydrostatic weighing
 c. skin fold thickness and girth measurements
 d. waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio
 e. Bod Pods and underwater weighing


fromAlphatoOmega22

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Reply #1 on: Aug 6, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


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