The reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not have a category for obese children and adolescents is because
A)it is not possible to determine which children and adolescents are obese.
B)the stigma of the word obese is thought to be harmful.
C)there are no obese children and adolescents in the United States.
D)All of these choices are correct.

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The CDC does not use the term "obese" for children and adolescents because of the stigma associated with the term. Instead, they use the body mass index (BMI) to categorize children and adolescents as overweight or underweight.

The Reason That the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention