Evidence That Obesity Is Influenced by Factors in Addition to Genetics

question 91

Multiple Choice

Evidence that obesity is influenced by factors in addition to genetics would include the fact that

• A) mice injected with daily doses of leptin become less active and gain weight.
• B) people lose a pound of weight for every reduction of 3500 calories in their diet.
• C) the weights of adopted people are highly correlated with the weights of their adoptive parents.
• D) 31 percent of adults worldwide are now sedentary,averaging less than 20 minutes a day of moderate physical activity.

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