If you can't resist eating a decadent desert, just be sure that you a. enjoy it after you eat a meal full of carbohydrates. b. eat a very small quantity of a low-fat selection. c. do not eat it again for a few weeks. d. exercise it off the following day.

In a study of a weight loss program, 40 subjects lost a mean of 3.0 lb after 12 months. does the weight loss program have practical significance? a. yes, because the weight loss program worked and the subjects lost a mean of 3.0 lb. b. no, because the mean weight loss of 3.0 lb after one year does not seem to justify the program. c. no, because the sample of 40 subjects was too small to determine if the program was useful. d. yes, because the mean weight loss of 3.0 lb after one year does seems to justify the program.