Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The terms "overweight" and "obesity" are synonymous.
2. There are more health risks associated with abdominal fat than hip-thigh fat.
3. A pound of fat tissue is equal in metabolic activity to a pound of muscle tissue.
4. Women generally have lower BMRs than men do.
5. As muscles atrophy from inactivity, BMR declines.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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