A Mother of an 8-Year-Old Gymnast Makes an Appointment with You

question 7

Multiple Choice

A mother of an 8-year-old gymnast makes an appointment with you to help her diet/lose weight to help with competition. Your reply is:

• A) Her BMI is slightly above the 85^th percentile making it a reasonable request.
• B) Her BMI is above slightly the 85^th percentile but warn the mother against this practice because she is in the middle of competition season with rigorous training.
• C) Her BMI is slightly above the 85^th percentile but warn the mother against this practice because BMI is not a good measure of body fat in athletes and she has not reached puberty yet.
• D) None of these

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Definitions:

Prenatal Test

Medical tests conducted during pregnancy to assess the health and development of an unborn baby.

Phenotype

The observable characteristics or traits of an organism, resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism or individual, consisting of both the genes that are visible in traits and those that are not.

Educational Intervention

Programs or strategies implemented to improve educational outcomes for students who are at risk of failing or facing learning difficulties.