Which of the Following Factors Exemplifies the Role of the Food

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors exemplifies the role of the food environment in influencing the risk for obesity?

• A) Many public schools in the United States have reduced or entirely eliminated classes in physical education.
• B) Genetic drift means that many people have inherited genes that promote higher levels of body fat.
• C) Government subsidies keep the price of corn chips below the cost of strawberries.
• D) Children who are obese are at a much higher risk for bullying than children of normal weight.

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Definitions:

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