A woman who is trying to get pregnant has a BMI of 17 and a 10 percent body fat value. What factors should she consider concerning her body composition?
a. Her pregnancy outcome may be compromised by her too-low body fat
b. She needs to increase her body fat percentage to 40 for pregnancy.
c. Her body composition is fine because she will gain weight during pregnancy.
d. She needs to reduce her body fat in preparation for pregnancy.
e. She will be unable to conceive if her BMI is less than 19.
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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