A technique used to determine thinness and excessive fatness that incorporates height and weight to estimate critical fat values at which the risk for disease increases is called

a. skinfold thickness.
b. body mass index.
c. girth measurements.
d. waist circumference.


b

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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