Resting Metabolic Rate Is

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Multiple Choice

Resting metabolic rate is

• A) the body's daily energy expenditure.
• B) the sum of all the processes by which food energy is used by the body.
• C) the energy required to maintain vital body functions.
• D) the energy required to digest food.

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