Sascha is 37 years old. She has been maintaining the same healthful body weight throughout her adult life. She recently began drinking a glass of wine with dinner every evening (5 ounces; 125 Calories) but has made no other changes in her diet or level of physical activity. According to the energy balance equation, how much weight should Sascha gain if she continues to drink this amount of wine each night for one year? Do you predict that she will actually gain this much weight? Explain why or why not.

What will be an ideal response?


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