Risk Factors for Eating Disorders Include

question 26

Multiple Choice

Risk factors for eating disorders include

• A) having a job in the fast food industry.
• B) living in a major city in the United States.
• C) being female.
• D) experiencing physical abuse as an adult.

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Definitions:

Fetal

Pertaining to an unborn offspring within the womb, particularly after the major structures and organs have begun to develop.

Gestation

The period of development between fertilization and birth in viviparous organisms, often referring to human pregnancy.

Fetus

The developmental stage of a human being in the womb from the ninth week after fertilization until birth.

Survival

The process of continuing to live or exist, often despite hardship or danger.