Which of the following statements about obesity is TRUE?
A) Each year, obesity is responsible for nearly 5 percent of all deaths worldwide.
B) On average, people who are obese earn only 60 percent as much as normal-weight workers.
C) On average, people who are obese take 14 more sick days per year than normal-weight workers.
D) Annually, people who are obese incur health care costs about 12 percent higher than costs for people of normal weight.
Compassion meditation is the only form of meditation shown to increase empathy.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Automobiles, Internet use, and sedentary jobs are which type of factors that contribute to weight gain?
A) Genetic
B) Environmental
C) Situational
D) Triggering
Religion is a system of beliefs, practices, rituals, and symbols designed to facilitate closeness to the sacred or transcendent.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In a weight-loss procedure called bariatric arterial embolization,
A) the stomach's size is reduced.
B) the stomach's production of ghrelin is reduced.
C) the valve between the stomach and the small intestine is blocked.
D) the blood vessels serving the stomach are cauterized (surgically burned).
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