In the third sentence of the first paragraph, the author refers to “statewide changes” in obesity rates to illustrate which of the following claims about obesity?

its prevalence differs significantly by state.

a

its rate of increase differs by state.

b

its incidence is increasing very rapidly.

c

its causes can differ from year to year.

d

its occurrence has become less predictable in the last decade.

The author refers to “statewide changes” in obesity rates to illustrate that its incidence is increasing very rapidly. The correct answer is C.

The third sentences in the paragraph are as follows:

"We know that the cause of obesity is excess energy/calories that are not thrown away in daily activities, and what needs to be done to reduce weight, obesity is because people consume more calories and not spend more."

The sentence is from the American diet journal named “more calories, more obesity”. The journal claimed that the rate of obesity in the United States is increasing and as a result, many people are living with heart disease. The American diet journal attributed the causes of heart disease to the daily consumption of food rich in calories.

According to the journal, obesity in America has become a major health issue and it causing a lot of diseases such as diabetes, stroke, cancer, and health diseases.

Obesity is when a person is having too much weight or body fat and some of the food that can increase the body weight include: fast foods, dairy products, alcoholic drinks, high-carb foods, and sweetened juice.

The journal claimed consuming too much of these foods can increase the risk of weight gain.

Therefore, the author refers to “statewide changes” in obesity rates to illustrate that its incidence is increasing very rapidly

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explanation:

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.