What Is a Characteristic of the Risk for Obesity? ​

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is a characteristic of the risk for obesity? ​

• A)It is higher in fraternal than in identical twins.
• B)It is associated more with environment than genetics.
• C)It is usually higher in people with more brown adipose tissue.
• D)It is higher in people who have obese friends, siblings, or spouses.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when a decision is made to choose one option over another.

Production Possibilities Curve

A graphical representation showing the maximum quantity of goods and services that a society can produce with existing resources and technology, underlining the concept of opportunity cost.

Consumer Goods

Goods produced for direct consumption by the end customer, as opposed to goods used in the production of other goods.

Capital Goods

Physical assets that are used in the production of other goods and services and have a life expectancy of more than one year.