Frederic goes on a very strict diet and loses 75 pounds. Six months after ending his diet, Frederic is back to his original weight of 260 pounds. Frederic's experience is most consistent with ____.
A) having an inefficient digestive system
B) having a high metabolic rate
C) having a set point of 260 pounds
D) having a tendency to engage in emotional eating

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Frederic's experience suggests that he has a set point, which is the weight that his body is predisposed to maintain despite changes in diet and exercise. This is why his weight eventually returned to 260 pounds, even after losing 75 pounds through dieting. It is not necessarily due to an inefficient digestive system, high metabolic rate or emotional eating.

Frederic Goes on a Very Strict Diet and Loses 75