Forty-year-old Jim has exercised strenuously on and off all his life.Over the years,however,his body weight has remained close to 160 pounds,which was his body weight in college.His stable body weight best illustrates
A) a hierarchy of needs.
B) body mass index.
C) basal metabolic rate.
D) a set point.

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Jim's stable body weight despite exercising and fluctuations in his lifestyle suggests that he has a set point - a genetically determined range of weight that his body maintains through physiological mechanisms. This set point helps regulate his metabolism and appetite to keep his weight relatively stable.

Forty-Year-Old Jim Has Exercised Strenuously on and Off All His