Explain How Weight-Loss Diets Claiming That Eating Certain Foods Can

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Essay

Explain how weight-loss diets claiming that eating certain foods can elevate the basal metabolic rate (BMR) and thus promote weight loss, are misleading. How could someone more effectively work to change his or her BMR?

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Definitions:

Non-Random Sample

A sample that is not drawn from a population using random methods, potentially leading to biases.

Validity

The extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.

Drive-Reduction Theory

A theory that explains motivation as being based on the goal of eliminating uncomfortable states.

Clark Hull

An American psychologist known for his drive reduction theory, which suggests that human motivation arises from the desire to reduce drives like hunger or thirst.