The Biology Project: Cell Biology

Nutrition Tutorial

Problem 7: Metabolic Activity and Weight Loss

Studies on forced weight gain and weight loss that measured metabolic activities showed why lowering caloric intake rarely results in sustained weight loss. The basic observation was that metabolic activity:

decreased with forced weight loss and increased with forced weight gain in obese and normal individuals.
Incorrect.
explanation


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