A study of tax accountants' cholesterol levels around April 15th (tax day) in the 1950s found that
a. increasing stress has a definitive and identifiable unhealthy effect on a person's physiological functioning.
b. cholesterol went up only in those accountants who ate in unhealthy manners during tax season.
c. cholesterol actually dropped to dangerous levels in the accountants who worked more than 12 hours per day preparing clients' returns.
d. There is no relationship between stress and cholesterol. Cholesterol is determined exclusively by what you eat.
Answer: A
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