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Sharon weighs 145 pounds and has tried to lose 15 pounds since 10th grade. She loses the weight without too much effort but then over the next few months she returns to her original weight. This would support which obesity theory?
 a. Set-point
  b. Fat cell
  c. Leptin
  d. External cue

Question 2

Twins raised by adoptive parents tend to have body shapes similar to their biological parents. This supports which theory of obesity causes?
 a. External cue
  b. Fat cell
  c. Behavioral
  d. Genetics


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manuelcastillo

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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PhilipSeeMore

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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Excellent

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Wow, this really help

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