Scott has inspired his sister, Rachel, 31, a pharmacologist, to join the Navy. Their family doctor did various assessments on Rachel during a recent physical exam. Her waist-to-hip ratio turned out to be 0.69. What does this result mean?
A) Rachel has a higher-than-normal risk of developing disease.
B) Rachel is dangerously underweight.
C) Rachel has an average weight distribution and is at low risk for developing disease.
D) Rachel's BMI is too high.
C
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