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silviawilliams41

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The body mass index (BMI)
 
  A) is a measure of total weight.
  B) considers both age and gender in calculating obesity.
  C) is defined as a person's height (in meters) divided by body weight (in kilograms) squared.
  D) is defined as body weight (in kilograms) divided by height (in meters) squared.

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The skinfold technique and bioelectrical impedance are ways to measure
 
  A) the utilization of glucose by adipose tissue.
  B) the percentage of body fat.
  C) the metabolic activity of fat.
  D) the ratio of height to body weight


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Kingjoffery

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


silviawilliams41

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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