Question

a- Who is the researcher mentioned in the text? What is specialty and where does it work?

b- what are the three standard risk factors mentioned in the text?

c- What are the common, chronic diseases mentioned in the text?

d- Why are genetic tests too uncertain in guiding health decisions?​

Answer 1

a) Peter Kraft, he is a epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health.

b) Family history, lifestyle and behavior.

c) Breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

d) Because of our current limited ability to interpret the complex between genes and environment.

Answer 2

a. Who is the researcher mentioned in the text? What is his specialty and where

does he work?

R=Peter Kraft, a coauthor of the research and an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health.

b. What are the three standard risk factors mentioned in the text?

R=Family history, lifestyle, and behavior.

c. What are the common, chronic diseases mentioned in the text?

R=Breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.

d. Why are genetic tests too uncertain in guiding health decisions?

R=Because our current ability to interpret the complex interplay between genes and environment is limited.Because of our current limited ability to interpret the complex interplay between genes and environment.