Define essential fat and percent body fat. Identify and describe three methods for assessing body weight and body composition.

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Much of the difference in mortality rates from cancer among ethnic groups is attributable to a lack of _______________

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For which of the following claims is there NO convincing evidence?

a. Strenuous physical activity disrupts normal developmental patterns in adolescents. b. Short-term strength training impacts muscular development in adolescents. c. Strength training causes muscular hypertrophy in adolescents. d. BMI is not the best measure for analyzing body composition.

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Which professional society developed a youth fitness test in 1957?

A. Association for Fitness in Business. B. American College of Sports Medicine. C. American Alliance for Health, Recreation, Physical Education, and Dance. D. American Physiological Society.

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