Individuals with BMIs of 25 and above are considered overweight, and those with BMIs of 30 above are considered obese. By those standards roughly ________ percent of adults in the USA are overweight, and ________ percent of adults in the USA are obese
a. 34; 39
b. 62; 71
c. 40; 60
d. 50; 50
Answer: a. 34; 39
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