Which of the following individuals would be MOST resistant to weight gain and obesity?
A) a person who is insensitive to the effects of leptin
B) a person with more uncoupling proteins
C) a person with a thrifty gene(s)
D) a person with fewer, less active uncoupling proteins
B
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a. Salt, water, sugar
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