Question: resting metabolic rate

Answer: can be slowed down with dieting

Question: metabolism

Answer: the process by which food is changed into energy and used by the body

Question: metabolic rate

Answer: the number of calories used during daily activities

Question: body composition

Answer: the amount of fat the body has compared to muscle

Question: creeping obesity

Answer: can occur over a 5 to 10 year period

Question: A factor that influences your resting metabolic rate is

Answer: gender

Question: If Susan gained back more weight than she lost after she stopped a diet, the most likely cause is that she _____.

Answer: lost muscle mass

Question: The best way to lose weight is by _____.

Answer: performing cardiovascular exercises

Question: Creeping obesity tends to occur as a person ages.

Answer: True