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A BMI of 30 or Greater Defines ____________________ and Marks

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A BMI of 30 or greater defines ____________________ and marks the point at which excess weight increases the risk of death.


Definitions:

Urea

A nitrogenous compound produced in the liver as a waste product of protein metabolism and excreted in urine.

Oxidative Deamination

Removal of the amine group of an amino acid to form a keto acid, ammonia, and NADH.

Transamination

A biochemical process that transfers the amino group from one amino acid to a keto acid, converting the latter into a new amino acid.

Amino Acid

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins, serving as the building blocks for protein synthesis in the body.

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