Please Use the Following Information to Answer the Questions Below

question 55

Multiple Choice

Please use the following information to answer the questions below.
Once a person turns 25 years of age,his or her BMR decreases by approximately 2% to 6% every 10 years.This is due to the fact that as you age,muscle mass decreases and fat levels increase.These changes decrease BMR and therefore the amount of calories the body burns at rest.
-If a person wants to stay the same weight between 10-year periods without changing his activity level,what action should he take?

• A)He needs to raise his daily calorie intake by 2% to 6% every 10 years.
• B)He needs to maintain his daily calorie intake.
• C)He needs to increase his essential amino acid daily intake and decrease his essential fatty acid daily intake.
• D)He needs to maintain his essential vitamin daily intake and increase his daily caloric intake.
• E)He needs to lower his daily calorie intake by the same amount.

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Definitions:

Regression Analysis

A statistical technique for estimating the relationships among variables, often used to predict the value of a dependent variable based on the values of one or more independent variables.

Trend Line

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Deseasonalize

The process of removing seasonal effects from a time series to better identify trends.

Seasonal Indexes

Quantitative measures that represent how a seasonal pattern affects the data over a specific period, often used in time series analysis to adjust predictions for seasonal effects.