What Does Research Suggest as a Reason Why Dieting Causes

question 39

Multiple Choice

What does research suggest as a reason why dieting causes weight gain?

• A)People tend not to be aware of appropriate dieting strategies.
• B)Repeated cycles of dieting seem to produce stress-related withdrawal symptoms in the brain.
• C)Limiting and controlling food is too difficult for most people.
• D)Individuals are unaware of how many calories are in the foods they ingest.

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Definitions:

Production Function

An economic model expressing the relationship between inputs (like labor and capital) and the quantity of output produced.

Profit Maximization

The process or strategy of adjusting the production and sale of goods and services to achieve the highest possible profit levels.

Production Function

An equation that describes the relationship between the inputs used in production and the output generated from those inputs.

Marginal Product

The additional output produced as a result of using one more unit of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.