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imowrer

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Compared with non-obese people, obese people have a lower
 
  a. thermogenesis potential.
  b. thermic effect of food.
  c. physical activity level.
  d. metabolic response to exercise.
  e. responsiveness to environmental stimuli about eating.

Question 2

Which of the following is a feature of physical inactivity and energy balance?
 
  a. There is a strong genetic component to reduced physical activity of overweight people.
  b. Differences in the time obese and lean people spend lying, sitting, standing, and moving account for about 350 kcalories per day.
  c. Although watching television correlates with weight gain, playing video games does not, presumably due to the heightened excitement engendered by action games.
  d. Extraordinarily inactive people who lower their food intakes below that of their lean counterparts activate brown adipose tissue uncoupling proteins that stimulate hyperthermic weight loss.
  e. Although extremely low levels of activity do increase risk of obesity, they do not affect the risk of metabolic syndrome.



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ricroger

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B




imowrer

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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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