What Does the "Thrifty Gene" Hypothesis Propose

question 166

Multiple Choice

What does the "thrifty gene" hypothesis propose?

• A) Those predisposed to obesity would have survived better in the world of our ancestors than would those predisposed to thinness.
• B) Those predisposed to thinness would have survived better in the world of our ancestors than would those predisposed to obesity.
• C) Those predisposed to obesity are better suited to today's affluent cultures than are those predisposed to thinness.
• D) Those predisposed to obesity and those predisposed to thinness are equally well suited to today's affluent cultures.

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