Evidence That Obesity Is Influenced by Factors in Addition to Genetics

question 196

Multiple Choice

Evidence that obesity is influenced by factors in addition to genetics includes 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) worldwide,people are averaging less than 20 minutes per day of moderate activity.

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