A．constructedB．basedC．foundD．dependedThe concept of per……
The concept of personal choice in
relation to health behaviors is an important one. An estimated 90 percent of all
illness may be (62) if individuals would make sound personal
health choices (63) upon current medical knowledge. We all
enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it (64)
when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. The
structure of American society allows us to make almost all our personal
decisions that may (65) our health. If we (66)
desire, we can smoke, drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts,
eat (67) foods we want, and live a (68)
sedentary(久坐的)lifestyle without any exercise. The freedom to make such
personal decisions is the fundamental (69) of our society,
(70) the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned. Personal
choices relative to (71) often cause a difficulty. As one
exampie, a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health
but may be (72) by friends into believing it is a socially
(73) thing to do. A (74) of
factors, both inherited and environmental, influence the development of
healthrelated behaviors, and it is (75) the scope of this
text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any (76)
individual. However, the decision to adopt a particular health-related
behavior is (77) one of personal choices. There are healthy
choices and there are unhealthy choices. Experts suggest that to knowingly
give (78) over to a behavior that has a statistical
probability of (79) life is similar to attempting suicide.
(80) , personal health choices should (81)
those behaviors that are associated with a statistical probability of
increased vitality and longevity.
