Which of the Following Statements Is True About Obesity

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about obesity?

• A) Obese children and adolescents report fewer emotional and school difficulties than their normal-weight peers.
• B) Overweight individuals are less likely than their normal-weight agemates to receive financial aid for college.
• C) Childhood obesity is fairly easy to treat with strict diet and exercise.
• D) The most effective interventions are individually based and focus on weight loss.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The amount spent on manufacturing one more unit of a product.

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller, selling a unique product in the market. In a monopoly, the seller faces no competition, as he is the sole seller of goods with no close substitute.

Economies of Scale

Companies experience a decrease in the average cost of production as they scale up their operations, resulting in cost efficiencies.

Natural Monopoly

A market condition where due to high fixed costs or unique resources, one firm can supply the entire market more efficiently than if there were multiple firms.