To determine who is overweight and who is obese, researchers use a measure called the
a. obesity index.
b. body fat index.
c. body mass index.
d. overweight/underweight scale.
Answer: c. body mass index.
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Martha and Thomas can increase the effectiveness of their parental discipline by
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