Rudy has been on a strict diet of 1000 calories per day for the last six weeks.He lost considerably more weight in the first three weeks of his diet than in the last three because
A) his metabolic rate has decreased.
B) his set point has increased.
C) lean tissue is maintained by fewer calories than is fat tissue.
D) his fat cells have begun to secrete elevated levels of leptin.

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As Rudy has been on a strict diet of 1000 calories per day for the last six weeks, his body has likely adapted to this reduced calorie intake, causing his metabolic rate to decrease. This means that his body is burning fewer calories at rest than it was before. As a result, he may have lost more weight in the first three weeks when his metabolic rate was higher, and less weight in the last three weeks when his metabolic rate was lower.

Rudy Has Been on a Strict Diet of 1000 Calories