Emerging Adults Fail to Develop Health-Promoting Habits Because They

question 152

Multiple Choice

Emerging adults fail to develop health-promoting habits because they

• A) believe that good genes will override any unhealthy behaviors.
• B) lack knowledge about which behaviors are healthy and unhealthy.
• C) are reluctant to be seen as health-conscious.
• D) do not consider how their lifestyle will affect them later in life.

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Definitions:

Settling Point

A theory suggesting that body weight is regulated around a genetically predetermined 'set point', but environmental factors can change this point over time.

Plasticity

The capacity of the brain to change and adapt in response to experience, environment, or injury.

Sweet Tastes

The sensory experience perceived by taste receptors on the tongue in response to the presence of sugar or other sweet substances.

Salty Tastes

A basic taste sensation experienced when sodium ions are present in the food or substance being consumed.