Sylvester Used to Keep Track of His Calorie Consumption and Fat

question 154

Multiple Choice

Sylvester used to keep track of his calorie consumption and fat grams on a daily basis when he was in his early twenties. When he was in his thirties he still counted calories during the week, but he tended to pay less attention to what he ate on weekends. Now that he is in his forties, Sylvester no longer keeps track of the number of calories or fat grams in the foods that he eats. Sylvester's pattern of behavior illustrates

• A) the way in which many health-impairing habits creep up on people
• B) the fact that the risks associated with health-impairing behaviors tend to lie in the distant future
• C) the fact that the risks associated with health-impairing behaviors are often overstated in the media
• D) that men are more likely than women to develop health-impairing habits

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