Mr. Sawyer has type 2 diabetes, as did his father. He weighs about 30 pounds more than he should, due in part to his love of sweets. He often has dessert with lunch and dinner. He is employed full-time as a highway construction worker and has health insurance. What type of nutrition-health relationship is this?
a. Simple because he has only one disease
b. Simple because his diabetes is hereditary rather than diet related
c. Complex because he is overweight and diabetic
d. Complex because he is genetically predisposed to develop diabetes
d
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