Week 6 Lab Assignment: Maintaining a Healthy Weight

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Healthy Body Weight and Disordered Weight Behaviors Grading Rubric

(Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. A high BMI can indicate high body fatness. BMI screens for weight categories that may lead to health problems, but it does not diagnose an individual’s body fatness or health. BMI can be a screening tool, but it does not diagnose an individual’s body fatness or health. To determine if BMI is a health risk, a healthcare provider performs further assessments. Such assessments include skinfold thickness measurements, evaluations of diet, physical activity, and family history10. (Body Mass Index) The prevalence of adult BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (obese status) has dramatically increased since the 1970s. Recently, however, this trend has leveled off, except for older women. Obesity has continued to grow in adult women who are age 60 years and older. (All About Adult BMI).……please click the icon below to purchase the solution at $10