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audie

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What metrics are taken in conjunction with body mass index to assess health risks?
 A) bioelectrical impedance and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
  B) air displacement and hydrostatic weighing
  C) skinfold thickness and girth measurements
  D) waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio
  E) Bod Pods and underwater weighing

Question 2

You want to determine thinness and excessive fatness in patients by incorporating height and weight to estimate critical fat values at which the risk for disease increases. Which metric would you most likely choose?
 A) skinfold thickness
  B) body mass index
  C) girth measurements
  D) waist circumference
  E) waist-to-height ratio



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

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