Question

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

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A: "parents with heart diseases" is a genetic factor, not a lifestyle factor people can change. Eliminate A.
• Option B: "a family history of diabetes" is genetic, and "lack of energy" is a symptom, not a changeable lifestyle factor. Eliminate B.
• 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 how active they are), and "ways of reacting to conflict" (people can learn and change their conflict - resolution styles, a lifestyle - related behavioral choice). All these are lifestyle factors people can change.
• Option D: "changing the images in the media" is not a lifestyle factor an individual can change (it's more of a media - industry or societal - level change, not an individual lifestyle choice). Eliminate D.

Answer:

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