Your 46-year-old uncle is about 60 pounds overweight and is having difficulty sleeping at night. If he were interested in your advice, you could tell him that ____
a. most people his age have difficulty sleeping and not to worry about it
b. he should probably consider trying to lose weight; that should help improve his sleeping
c. he is probably depressed and that is why he is having sleeping problems
d. he should see his doctor, he has probably had a small heart attack
Answer: B
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