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What population of people, though they are not specifically thought of as having impaired breathing conditions, may have restrictive lung diseases?
  1. Diabetics
  2. Asthmatics
  3. Elderly
  4. Obese
Explanation
Answer - D - Obese people, though they not specifically thought of as having impaired breathing conditions, may have restrictive lung diseases. This is because the sheer weight of excess body mass compresses the lungs and forces the diaphragm to work harder to inflate them during respiration.
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