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Genetic predisposition to weight gain has been identified as the main reason for the high rate of obesity in the united states.

a. True
b. False

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True. Research suggests that for some people, genes account for just 25% of the predisposition to be overweight, while for others the genetic influence is as high as 70% to 80%.
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