According to a Study Cited in Your Text,researchers Predicted That

question 196

Multiple Choice

According to a study cited in your text,researchers predicted that overweight children would have higher rates of heart attacks,strokes,diabetes,and death in adulthood,even if they slim down before adulthood.The data from this study:

• A) disproved the hypothesis.
• B) were inconclusive.
• C) supported the hypothesis.
• D) could not be replicated.

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