The slower basal metabolic rate that accompanies starvation among people with anorexia nervosa is caused by
A. decreased insulin sensitivity.
B. increased growth hormone synthesis.
C. low levels of physical activity.
D. decreased thyroid hormone synthesis.
Answer: D
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