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For this assignment you are to explore the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. You are to complete the fill in the blank quiz located below. This quiz will assess your knowledge and understanding of body composition as well as the measurement BMI for Age. Feel free to work with a partner to explore this site.The First Link will take you to an informational CDC webpage discussing BMI for Children and Teens. Please complete the fill in the blank quiz based on this link. The Second Link will take you to the Child and Teen BMI Percentile Calculator. Feel free to use this tool but you are not required for any graded material. 2) Name:________________Based on the information presented on this website complete this fill in the blank quiz. -Overweight- -Underweight- -Obese- -Healthy Weight- -Screening- -BMI- -Sex- -Height- -Percentiles- -BMI for Age- -Weight- -BMI- -Age- _____________________ is not a diagnostic tool.A child ranked in the 99th percentile based on their BMI number will be placed in the __________________________________ category.BMI is a number calculated from a child’s __________________ and _________________. BMI is an inexpensive and easy-to-perform method of _____________ for weight categories that may lead to health problems.In order to obtain a percentile ranking, a child or teens BMI number is plotted on the CDC _____________________ growth charts.A teen ranked in the 94th percentile based on their BMI number will be placed in the __________________________________ category.A child ranked in the 4th percentile based on their BMI number will be placed in the __________________________________ category._____________ are the most commonly used indicator to assess the size and growth patterns of individual children in the United States.BMI number alone does not take into account _____________ or _________________.A teen ranked in the 70th percentile based on their BMI number will be placed in the __________________________________ category. ................
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