Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. A person who is genetically predisposed to be obese cannot improve his or her overall health through moderate lifestyle changes.
2. The U.S. surgeon general has asked that all schools reduce junk food and promote healthy, balanced meals.
3. From 1985 to 2000, the average price of soft drinks rose by 115 percent as part of a joint federal and state government initiative to decrease consumption of unhealthy foods.
4. Fifty percent of adults who drink alcohol are considered “at-risk drinkers.”
5. College binge drinkers are more likely to meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria for alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence 10 years after college.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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A. I will reduce my body fat to 20 percent body fat in 20 weeks. B. I will reduce my body fat to 20 percent body fat in two weeks. C. I will reduce my body fat to 20 percent body fat through exercising. D. I will reduce my body fat to 20 percent body fat through eating right.
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A. alloimmune response. B. bruxism. C. rheumatoid reaction. D. autoimmune response.