Prisoners of war placed on a semistarvation diet in which their food intake is cut in half are likely to:
a. lose half their original body weight.
b. show an increased interest in sex and politics.
c. spend a great deal of time daydreaming about food.
d. do all the above.
Ans: c. spend a great deal of time daydreaming about food.
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