EBK BIOLOGY
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Chapter 4, Problem 3AAATB
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The advice given to a friend, who exercise daily and take balance diet, but is overweight according to the BMI results.
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The BMI is the abbreviation used for body mass index. This is an index, which helps in determining the person being overweight/underweight according to their height.
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