Increasing Muscle Mass and Decreasing Fat Content in Your Body

question 71

Multiple Choice

Increasing muscle mass and decreasing fat content in your body can increase resting metabolism.Why is this?

• A) because doing so requires exercise and exercising burns calories
• B) because muscle cells have more mitochondria than fat cells, allowing for more energy to be made from sugar
• C) because adipocytes contain more cytoplasmic inclusions which slow down metabolism
• D) because fat cells have no blood supply and cannot carry nutrients to be metabolized

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