If Assessment Tests Indicate That You Need to Lose Weight

question 39

Multiple Choice

If assessment tests indicate that you need to lose weight for your health, but you are otherwise healthy, your first step should be to

• A) start exercising.
• B) go on a diet.
• C) set a goal.
• D) see a doctor.

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Definitions:

Citrate

A salt or ester of citric acid that plays a key role in the Krebs cycle, a central pathway in cellular respiration.

Oxaloacetate

A four-carbon molecule that acts as a key intermediate in the citric acid cycle and gluconeogenesis.

Mitochondrial Intermembrane

The space located between the inner and outer membranes of mitochondria, involved in the electron transport chain.

ATP Synthase

An enzyme complex that produces ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate during cellular respiration and photosynthesis.