Your friend is worried that her son is overweight. She looked up the guidelines and found that children are considered to be overweight if they __________.

A. eat more than 2,000 calories a day
B. fail to exercise for more than 30 minutes per day
C. have a BMI that exceeds 18
D. have 20% or more body fat


Answer: C

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