Seth is 18 years old, weighs 250 pounds, and is 72 inches tall. use the formula and chart below to evaluate his weight, and then answer the question.

bmi = weight (in pounds) ÷ [height (in inches)]² x 703

bmi categories, general:
underweight: less than 18.5
normal weight: 18.5-24.9
overweight: 25-29.9
obese: 30 or greater

what does his bmi indicate about seth's health?

a. he has a slight risk of weight-related diseases.

b. he is at risk of malnutrition.

c. he has a high risk of diabetes and kidney disease.

The right answer is C.

Obesity is a real disease of the 21st century. According to WHO, 1.4 billion people in the world, all ages combined, are overweight. Spread in all parts of the globe, it causes in its wake many disabling pathologies. Diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease (which is strongly related to kidneys), and even osteoporosis can be the result of obesity.

hydroxyl -oh

alcohols, always polar, can form hydrogen bonds with h2o molecules

carboxyl -cooh  

cargoxylic acids, has acidic properties which is a source of hydrogen ions, found in cells in ionized for with a charge of oh-1

carbonyl > co

ketone if within skeleton, aldehyde if group is at the end of skeleton, k & a may be structural isomers, it determines 2 sugars (ketose & aldose)

amino -nh2

amines, acts as a base, it can pick up h+ ions from surrounding solution, ionized with charge of 1+

methyl ch2

addition to rna/dna affects and gene expression

phosphate -opo3 ²⁻

organic phosphates, contributes to negative charge to, molecule that it is a part of, and potential to react with h20

sulfhydryl -sh

thiols, cross-linking stabilize the protein, and it is structure