Imagine that Tom, a 51-year-old man, breaks his foot and is nonambulatory for 8 weeks. What term describes the increase in Tom's energy expenditures?

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Adaptive thermogenesis describes the increase in energy expenditure that occurs in response to environmental or physiological changes, such as being nonambulatory for 8 weeks due to a broken foot. This increased energy expenditure helps maintain body temperature and other physiological processes during the period of reduced activity. The other choices (febrile hyperthermia, physical hyperthermia, specific thermogenesis, and stress hyperthermia) do not accurately describe the situation or are not related to energy expenditure.

Imagine That Tom, a 51-Year-Old Man, Breaks His Foot and Is