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Mollykgkg

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Standards used to assess weight status in children and adolescents employ _____.
 a. BMI percentile ranges
 b. height percentile ranges
 c. waist circumference measurements
  d. skinfold thickness measurements
  e. the Hamwi method

Question 2

An important cause of underweight in some poor nations is _____.
 a. an eating disorder
  b. cancer
 c. poverty
 d. pneumonia
 e. HIV/AIDS



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c





 

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