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Kikoku

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The set-point concept assumes that
 
  A) people have a kind of internal thermostat that regulates weight.
  B) gaining weight is a significantly easier process than losing weight.
  C) losing weight is a somewhat easier process than gaining weight.
  D) a person's weight has no relationship to any hereditary component.

Question 2

Researchers have suggested several reasons that obesity has increased in the United States over the past two decades. One possibility is that people are
 
  A) increasing their consumption of meals at home.
  B) increasing their intake of fast foods and sodas.
  C) increasing their percentages of dietary fat.
  D) decreasing their consumption of sugar.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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