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The CDC uses which measurement in its formula to determine placement in the categories of overweight and at risk for being overweight?
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The CDC uses which measurement in its formula to determine placement in the categories of overweight and at risk for being overweight?

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Answer: The Center for disease control and prevention (CDC) uses the Body Mass Index(BMI) to determine categories of overweight and at risk for being overweight

Explanation: BMI is defined as the body mass of an individual divided by the square of their height.

The BMI is used to categorize a person as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese based on the ratio of their body mass to the square of their height.

Underweight are categorised to have a BMI of under 18.5, normal weight has a range of 18.5 to 25, overweight has a range of 25 to 30, and obese over 30. The unit for the BMI is the kg/m²

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