Why are obesity rates increasing so rapidly in today's society?

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Obesity is a complex, multi-causal disease. Environmental, genetic, and metabolic factors influence one's likelihood of becoming obese. The percentage of obese adults and children is at a record high and is due to increasingly sedentary lifestyles, increased energy intake, an increased occurrence of dining out, medications, disease states, body-fat-distribution patterns, and genetic factors.

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The use of the CMS-1500 claim form is:

mandatory for all physician office claims. mandatory for all Medicare claims but optional for private insurance carriers. optional for all Medicare claims but mandatory for private insurance carriers. optional for all physician office claims.

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A malignant tumor

a. migrates from tissue to tissue. b. grows in an organized manner. c. increases in size slowly. d. must always be debulked.

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Which is the correct definition of quotient?

A) Number resulting from dividing the upper number by the lower number B) The upper number in a fraction C) The lower number in a fraction D) The average of a group of scores

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