Research on obesity indicates that

A) pound for pound, fat tissue requires more calories to maintain than lean tissue.
B) once fat cells are acquired they are never lost, no matter how rigorously one diets.
C) one pound of weight is lost for every 3500-calorie reduction in diet.
D) when weight drops below the set point, hunger and metabolism also decrease.


Answer: B) once fat cells are acquired they are never lost, no matter how rigorously one diets.

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