Stuart Is Overweight

question 78

Multiple Choice

Stuart is overweight. He goes on a starvation diet in the hopes of slimming down before graduating from college. He starts consuming about 1,000 calories a day. He loses some weight, but not nearly as much as he thought he would. What is the most likely reason for Stuart's failure to lose a great amount of weight?

• A) Stuart has a larger number of fat cells.
• B) Stuart is probably just losing excess water, which is easily replaced.
• C) Stuart's activity level needs to be greatly increased.
• D) Stuart's body has compensated for this caloric reduction by reducing its metabolism.

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