The nurse providing education at a community forum on obesity and heart disease informs the group that "obese" is described as a body mass index greater than
a. 15 kg/m2.
b. 20 kg/m2.
c. 25 kg/m2.
d. 30 kg/m2.
D
For adults, an overweight body mass index (BMI) is 25-29.9 kg/m2 . Obesity is defined as a BMI of greater than 30 kg/m2.
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