Question

In sim's study of experimental overeating, some volunteers had trouble returning to their original weight after the experiment. this problem was associated with:

Answer 1

In Sim's study of experimental overeating, some volunteers had trouble returning to their original weight after the experiment. This problem was associated with family histories of obesity.

Answer 2

The correct answer is family histories of obesity.

The endocrinologist Sim, conducted a study in which volunteers were made to overeat. The findings of his study revealed that individuals with a family history of obesity had the most trouble returning to their original body weight prior to the experiment The findings of Sim's study imply that obesity has at least a partial genetic component and is heritable.