Last year, an overweight woman was classified as “obese” based on her BMI. Since then, she has gained more weight and developed type 2 diabetes. She will be categorized with “critically severe obesity” as soon as her BMI reaches ________.

a. 25
b. 30
c. 33
d. 35
e. 40


Answer: D

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