Which of the following statements about obesity is true?
A. The risk of obesity is free of environmental risk factors.
B. Studies are yet to ascertain if there is a specific genetic code for obesity.
C. Obesity is on the rise in Western countries solely because of a genetic vulnerability to obesity.
D. Studies indicate that 40 to 70 percent of the risk of obesity is genetic.
Answer: D
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