Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
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Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 2SC
Summary Introduction
To determine:
Whether the given statement ‘Today, an estimated 68 percent of the adults in the United states are overweight or obese’ is true or false.
Introduction:
A person is known as obese or overweight if he has excessive fat accumulated on the body which affects the health and cause many problems. A person with BMI more than 30 is considered as obese.
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