According to Settling-Point Models of Weight Regulation

question 561

Multiple Choice

According to settling-point models of weight regulation:

• A) set-point weight becomes increasingly unstable with age.
• B) your body weight will stabilize around the point at which equilibrium is achieved between food consumption and energy expenditure.
• C) the level of leptin in the bloodstream increases until it settles at a genetically predetermined amount.
• D) the basal metabolic rate progressively increases with age until it settles at an optimal level.

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