Chapter 12 discussed a new area of research called fat studies. The major emphasis in this field is that
a. our culture needs to place more emphasis on the way that high-fat foods are very dangerous to our health.
b. exercise is the only effective way to lose weight.
c. we live in a culture that has negative attitudes toward fat people.
d. when people lose weight by eating healthier food, they seldom regain the lost weight.
C
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