One of the Reasons That Diets Often Do Not Work

question 138

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons that diets often do not work is that dieting ____.

• A) increases the body's level of leptin, which tends to increase hunger
• B) causes CCK to be secreted earlier and the hypothalamus to become overworked
• C) shuts down the endocrine system, making it easier to gain weight from less food
• D) leads to hunger and decreases the rate at which our bodies burn energy

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