Cortisol contributes to weight gain by

A) increasing testosterone production.
B) increasing hunger and activating fat storage enzymes.
C) increasing thirst for sweet beverages.
D) stimulating cravings for healthy foods such as vegetables.


Answer: B

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

The patient's first and last name are handwritten or typed on a physician's order sheet in the hospital

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Health & Biomechanics

________ occurs when all the applied and inertial forces acting on a moving body are in balance, resulting in movement with unchanging speed or direction.

A. Treppe B. Dynamic equilibrium C. Acceleration D. Static equilibrium

Health & Biomechanics

The degree to which individuals have the capacity to access, process, interpret, communicate, and act on numerical, quantitative, graphical, biostatistical, and probabilistic health information needed to make effective health decisions is called

A) health literacy. B) health numeracy. C) biostats. D) health education.

Health & Biomechanics

An increase in the hydrogen ion concentration in contracting skeletal muscle can impair performance by hydrogen ions competing with calcium ions for binding sites on troponin.

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

Health & Biomechanics