Which of the Following Cases Can Be Readily Accounted for by the Leaky-Barrel

question 99

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cases can be readily accounted for by the leaky-barrel model,but not by traditional set-point models?

• A) A women married a cook, and her weight rapidly increased by 5 kilograms; the added weight stayed, despite her efforts to lose it.
• B) A business executive became a marathon runner, and her food consumption went up while her weight went down and stayed down.
• C) A dieter changed his lifestyle, he lost 30 kilograms, he never put the weight back on, and he never felt any compulsion to overeat.
• D) all of the above
• E) none of the above

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