Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. According to CDC statistics, Hispanics have the highest rate of diagnosed diabetes cases.
2. People with diabetes should obtain carbohydrate from enriched refined grains.
3. According to a long-term study of women, being even mildly overweight can increase your risk of coronary heart disease.
4. Waist fat is more closely associated with disease than is fat deposited in the buttocks area.
5. In women, an extremely low percentage of body fat is associated with a loss of bone mass.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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