Braden Would Like to Lose Weight, but Because He Is

question 55

Multiple Choice

Braden would like to lose weight, but because he is obese exercise is uncomfortable for him. He begins a diet he finds in a magazine and loses a substantial amount of weight in the first two weeks. After that he is unable to lose more until he decreases his food intake; two weeks later, he must again decrease how much he eats. Worse, he is tired all the time. What does Braden need to do to keep losing weight?

• A)Stop eating completely and rely on weight-loss shakes until he reaches his goal weight.
• B)Exercise to counteract his body's attempts to decrease his metabolism in response to the diet.
• C)Find a surgeon who will remove his OB gene.
• D)Eat more to increase his body's glucose use.
• E)None of the response options make sense

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