One of the following cardiovascular disease risk factors is modifiable. Which one is it?

One study of Mormon High Priests and their wives (as cited in: Nutrition, Diet, Physical Activity, Smoking, and Longevity: From Primitive Hunter-Gatherer to Present Passive Consumer – How Far Can We Go?) indicated that those who exhibited certain health related behaviors had death rates due to cancer and CVD that were 70% to 80% lower than the rest of the population. Identify the behaviors associated with the lower risk.

Non-genetic factors have high attributable risk, sometimes in excess of 80%, for many chronic diseases. Which statement provides the best explanation of this epidemiological finding?

The leading cause of death in the United States is…

According to the dose-response to exercise, the more exercise a person does, the less the increase in benefit will be.

The blood glucose raising potential of various foods or combinations of foods based on equal amounts of carbohydrate in the food is called…

Use Table 4 from the article titled “Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century” to answer the next two questions.

Exercise is physical activity but physical activity is not necessarily exercise.

Which epidemiological principle indicates that increased exposure to a cause yields a corresponding change in risk of a disease condition?

In medical terminology the term “prevention” can relate to “primary”, “secondary”, or “tertiary.” Which of the following statements defines “primary prevention”?