Describe Limitations of BMI in Defining Overweight and Obesity

question 24

Essay

Describe limitations of BMI in defining overweight and obesity.

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Definitions:

Department of Labor

A federal agency responsible for promoting the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees in the United States by improving working conditions and ensuring employment rights.

Taft-Hartley Act

A 1947 federal law that restricts the activities and powers of labor unions in the United States.

Landrum-Griffin Act

The Landrum-Griffin Act (officially called the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act) focused on eliminating various unethical, illegal, and undemocratic union practices.

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

A U.S. federal law that requires employers to provide advance notice in cases of qualifying plant closings and mass layoffs.