Sonja Used to Work Out Five Days a Week When

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Sonja used to work out five days a week when she was in her late teens.In her twenties,she worked out three days a week.Now she is in her forties,and she only seems to work out when she has the time.Sonja's pattern of behavior illustrates the idea that

• A) many health-impairing habits creep up on us
• B) many health-impairing habits involve activities that are quite pleasant at the time
• C) the risks associated with health-impairing habits tend to lie in the distant future
• D) people often underestimate the risks associated with their own health-impairing behaviors

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