Increased brain levels of neuropeptide Y cause:
A) increased eating behavior and decreased body metabolism.
B) decreased body metabolism and decreased eating behavior.
C) increased eating behavior and increased body metabolism.
D) increased body metabolism and decreased eating behavior.

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Neuropeptide Y is known to stimulate appetite and increase food intake while also decreasing metabolic rate, leading to increased energy storage in the body. Therefore, increased brain levels of neuropeptide Y would result in increased eating behavior and decreased body metabolism.

Increased Brain Levels of Neuropeptide Y Cause