Which of the following are factors that protect against preventable chronic disease? (A) Maintaining a healthy weight range, not smoking, eating healthily, having regular health checks (B) Maintaining a healthy weight range, not smoking, hypertension, having regular mammograms (C) Maintaining a healthy blood pressure, being male, eating healthily, maintaining a healthy weight range (D) Maintaining a healthy weight range, not smoking, exercising regularly, being over the age of 40 years - HSC - SSCE Personal Development and Physical Education - Question 9 - 2010 - Paper 1

To determine the correct answer, we need to identify which factors are universally recognized as protective measures against preventable chronic diseases.

• (A) mentions maintaining a healthy weight range, not smoking, eating healthily, and having regular health checks. These are all recognized protective factors.
• (B) includes maintaining a healthy weight range and not smoking but introduces hypertension and mammograms, which are not universally protective measures against chronic diseases.
• (C) introduces being male, which is not a protective factor, despite mentioning healthy behaviors.
• (D) includes exercising regularly, which is protective, but adds age over 40 years, which is not a protective factor; it can be a risk factor depending on the context.

Thus, option (A) contains all valid protective factors.