Why don't adolescent BMI charts use a single cutoff point for determining obesity in the same way adult BMI charts do?

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Adolescents grow and develop in all different rates, whereas adults have for the most part stopped growing.

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a) 45-65% b) 10-35% c) <10% d) 20-35%

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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