In regions with widespread poverty, famine, and disease,
A) either no secular change or a secular decrease in body size has occurred.
B) a secular increase in body size exists, but it is delayed.
C) increases in overweight and obesity are widespread.
D) the secular gain in height has slowed in recent decades.
Answer: A
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