All of the following are factors contributing to the rise in obesity EXCEPT:

a. our genes have changed due to the increase in technology and increased food supply.
b. modern diets are greatly different from those of our ancestors.
c. human beings have an innate preference for sweet-tasting foods.
d. the human body has survival mechanisms for increasing appetite and storing fat.


a

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