Ellen and Jane Are Roommates Who Are Taking a Health

Ellen and Jane are roommates who are taking a health and nutrition course at their university. After completing their health family tree projects, they each discover that they both have genetic tendencies toward several chronic diseases. Ellen learned that she has a family history of colon cancer, osteoporosis, and hypertension. Jane learned that she has a family history of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. The roommates discuss lifestyle changes that they can make to reduce their risks of developing these chronic diseases. Help Ellen and Jane make the right decisions regarding their health and nutrition by answering questions 50-55. Jane has learned that the chronic diseases she is genetically susceptible to are all _____.

A) associated with inadequate calcium and vitamin D
B) curable and associated with malnutrition
C) associated with low body fat or calorie intake
D) largely genetically determined and associated with malnutrition
E) largely preventable and associated with excessive body fat or calorie intake