Which of the Following Statements About a Person's Obesity Risk

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about a person's obesity risk is TRUE?

• A) Researchers have found that genetics and individual behavioral choices adequately explain obesity risk.
• B) Obesity researchers have mapped more than 100 variables that influence obesity risk.
• C) The fact that obesity is a multifactorial disease means that it is beyond an individual's power to influence.
• D) Reliance on labor-saving devices such as lawnmowers and escalators plays no role in obesity risk because these are used by people of normal weight as well as those who are obese.

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Definitions:

Mortgage

A written instrument that gives a creditor (the mortgagee) an interest in, or lien on, the debtor’s (mortgagor’s) real property as security for a debt. If the debt is not paid, the property can be sold by the creditor and the proceeds used to pay the debt.

Creditor

An individual, institution, or entity that lends money or extends credit, expecting to be repaid.

Lien

A claim against specific property to satisfy a debt.

Mortgage Insurance

Insurance that compensates a lender for losses due to a borrower’s default on a mortgage loan.