If someone who is trying to lose weight reduces their calorie intake by 800 kcal per day and maintains the same calorie intake for the duration of their weight loss, the rate of weight loss will continually slow. What is the best explanation for this continued slowing in the rate of weight loss?
a.) As body weight decreases, the calorie deficit decreases.
b.) The longer they are on the diet, the less body water they lose.
c.) They are less physically active.
d.) To conserve energy, the body continually adjusts metabolic rate downward.
Ans: a.) As body weight decreases, the calorie deficit decreases.
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