Why Might It Be a Bad Idea to Think of Obesity

question 156

Multiple Choice

Why might it be a bad idea to think of obesity as a genetic defect?

• A) Some people lack adipose cells altogether but still become obese.
• B) Obesity is too rare.
• C) All people seem to be equally sensitive to leptin, a chemical secreted by fat cells.
• D) The genes leading to fat storage may have conferred a survival advantage: They were assets for our ancestors, not defects.

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