Evidence Shows That People Who Go on "Crash Diets" and Lose

question 66

Multiple Choice

Evidence shows that people who go on "crash diets" and lose weight tend to return surprisingly rapidly to their starting weight as soon as they go off the diet. Also, dieters do not seem to lose nearly as much weight as one might expect based on caloric intake alone. These findings provide support for the idea of genetically determined bodily __________.

• A) glucoreceptors
• B) neuropeptides
• C) potentiators
• D) set points

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