Which of the Following Is the Best Evidence That Environment

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best evidence that environment must play a role in obesity?

• A)The rate of obesity has been rising while the gene pool has remained relatively constant.
• B)The recognition that identical twins reared apart have body weights similar to their biological parents.
• C)The development of precise body composition methodologies that define adipose storage sites based on gender.
• D)The discovery of uncoupling proteins that explain the variations in energy metabolism among lean and overweight people.
• E)Adoption studies show that adopted individuals have body mass more similar to their adoptive parents than their birth parents.

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