Consider the Following

question 55

Multiple Choice

Consider the following. Person A sits at a desk at work from 9 AM to 5PM,getting up only to purchase food at the nearby workplace cafeteria.
Person B works in the kitchen of a fast food restaurant standing all day and helping with the cleaning by mopping the floors.
Assuming that persons A & B are of the same sex and have similar height,weight and body composition,what conclusions can you draw from the information provided?

• A)NEAT is higher for person B than person A.
• B)NEAT is higher for person A than person B .
• C)Basal metabolism is higher for person B than person A.
• D)Basal metabolism is higher for person A than person B .

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