Brian Learns in His Favorite Nutrition Class That He Gets

question 27

Multiple Choice

Brian learns in his favorite nutrition class that he gets a larger percentage of energy from fat when he is sleeping than when he runs intensely for 3 miles. He decides that the best way for him to reduce his body fat is by sleeping all day. What is going to happen to Brian?

• A) Brian will lose the most fat if he sleeps all day.
• B) Brian will only lose weight if he exercises at exercise intensities low enough to get him in his "fat burning zone."
• C) Brian will burn mostly phosphocreatine and lactic acid as he sleeps, so this makes no sense.
• D) Brian will not lose weight sleeping, it matters how many total calories of fat he will expend, not
• What percent of his expended calories come from fat.