Nutrition & You (4th Edition)
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Author: Joan Salge Blake
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Chapter 10, Problem 2TF
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To examine: Whether the statement “being skinny is always healthy” is true or false.
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For a healthy life, it is important to maintain a healthy body weight. A healthy body weight is the body weight that does not increase the risk of developing several weight-related diseases. Underweight is considered as a body weight that has less weight in relation to the height than the normal weight.
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