Compared to the likelihood of a person of normal weight dying in a given time period, the mortality rate for people with a BMI over 40 is ______.
A. no higher
B. about 1.5 times as high
C. twice as high
D. 3 times as high
C. twice as high
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a. ineffective for weight control but not binge eating. b. not effective for either one. c. quite effective for both. d. effective for binge eating but not for weight control.
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