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Table 4 Central ideas and corresponding proportion (%) of total key expressions for Group B in response to content questions about the reading assignment

From: Does knowledge of evolutionary biology change high school students’ attitudes about healthy eating?

Familiar content areas

 1. Overweight/obesity is a serious problem

75.0%

 2. Carbohydrates come in different forms

16.7%

 3. People have a taste preference for sweets

8.3%

Unfamiliar or new content areas

 1. The extent of the overweight/obesity problem

35.3%

 2. Some foods can raise blood sugar levels quickly

23.5%

 3. The glycemic index as a metric

17.6%

 4. Blood sugar levels need to be regulated

17.6%

 5. The context of human evolution

5.9%