If someone took a 6-hour car ride in an air-conditioned vehicle without making any bathroom stops, they weigh less at the end of the trip than at the beginning because
a. of insensible fluid losses from the skin and lungs.
b. body fat stores would be metabolized for energy.
c. muscle mass would be lost.
d. fluid would be lost through sweating.
a. of insensible fluid losses from the skin and lungs.
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