A Semipermanent Increase in Metabolic Rate in Response to Repeatedly

question 3

Multiple Choice

A semipermanent increase in metabolic rate in response to repeatedly eating unusually large amounts food is called

• A) diet-induced thermogenesis.
• B) the heat increment of feeding.
• C) fat-stimulated metabolism.
• D) dietary scaling.

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