Question

select the correct answer.
which list includes only lifestyle factors that people can change to improve their health?
a. having many friends, parents with heart diseases, sleeping 8 to 10 hours a night
b. a family history of diabetes, lack of energy, thinking critically about health risks
c. knowledge of common risk factors, level of physical activity, ways of reacting to conflict
d. ways of interacting with others, changing the images in the media, resisting pressure from peers

Explanation:

• Option A: "parents with heart diseases" is a genetic/family history factor, not a changeable lifestyle factor.
• Option B: "a family history of diabetes" is genetic, and "lack of energy" is a symptom, not a changeable lifestyle factor.
• Option C: "knowledge of common risk factors" can be acquired (a lifestyle - related choice to learn), "level of physical activity" is a lifestyle factor people can change, and "ways of reacting to conflict" (like choosing healthy coping mechanisms) is a changeable lifestyle - related behavior.
• Option D: "changing the images in the media" is not something an individual can do as a personal lifestyle change.

Answer:

C. knowledge of common risk factors, level of physical activity, ways of reacting to conflict