Nutrition: Foundations for Life

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Obesity/BMI

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BMI Exercise: (ANSWERS)

Age/Gender

Weight/ percentile

Height/percentile

BMI--category(normal, at risk or overweight)

12 year-old female

 

42 kg/  50%

151 cm/ 50%

18.4/ --normal

52 kg/ 75-90%

151 cm/ 50%

22.8 --at-risk

 

16 year-old female

 

 

78 kg/ 95%

160 cm/ 25-50%

30.5 --overweight

68kg/ 75%

160 cm/ 25-50%

26.6 --at-risk

63kg/ 75-90%

160 cm/ 25-50%

24.6 --normal 

 

4 year-old male

 

 

16kg/ 50%

102 cm/ 25-50%

15.4 --normal

18kg/ 75%

102 cm/ 50%

17.3--normal

20kg/ 95%

102 cm/ 50%

19.2 --overweight

 

12 year-old male

 

42kg/ 50%

155 cm/ 75%

17.5 --normal

62kg/ >95%

155 cm/ 75%

25.8 --overweight 

 

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