1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
blsea [12.9K]
3 years ago
14

Elroy is eager to lose weight after gaining 15 pounds during his freshman year of college. He decides to do a crash diet over th

e summer, which starts with cabbage soup and salad every day for 2 weeks. Elroy loses weight at first but quickly puts weight back on, even gaining an extra 5 pounds before returning to college. What is the most likely reason for this
Health
1 answer:
zaharov [31]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Hi, you haven't provided the options to the question so I will just give the answer in my own words and you can check with the options.

Answer is: HE LOWERED HIS METABOLISM BY TRIGGERED MECHANISMS DESIGNED TO PREVENT STARVATION.

Explanation:

When a lot of weight is lost, the body starts trying to conserve energy by reducing the number of calories it burns, which causes hunger, tiredness and increases food cravings.

These effects can put a stop to weight loss and make one feel miserable such that one abandons the weight loss efforts and regains the weight.

This phenomenon is the body's natural mechanism to prevent starvation and is often called starvation mode.

Component of cabbage soup and salad causes weight loss because it drastically limits calories.

In Elroy's case, he decides to do a crash diet which starts with cabbage soup and salad and loses the weight at first but he regains the weight back quickly because he didn't only lose fat weight, he also lost water weight and may even include muscle.

Muscle loss causes the metabolic rate (the rate at which the body burns calories) to reduce which result in burning of fewer calories and also weight regain.

Therefore, the likely reason why Elroy quickly puts the lost weight back on is because HE LOWERED HIS METABOLISM BY TRIGGERED MECHANISMS DESIGNED TO PREVENT STARVATION.

You might be interested in
More than ��� of fatalities on the road are related to alcohol
alexdok [17]
The answer should be 30%
8 0
3 years ago
The most important and most effective way to control pests in a food establishment is to
ololo11 [35]
Block any entry points 
Eliminate sources of food, water, or shelter 
8 0
3 years ago
The intensity of an activity refers to the
tino4ka555 [31]
C.) amount of energy exerted while performing an exercise
3 0
3 years ago
Newborns are susceptible to ____ deficiency if they are not given an injection of this vitamin at birth.
Usimov [2.4K]
Newborns are susceptible to Vitamin K
7 0
3 years ago
How can you help in protecting and taking care of the environment<br><br>​
Oksi-84 [34.3K]
Industry would have unlimited ability to produce chemicals for use as pesticides, additives, etc without being required to measure their effects on people or their accumulation in water or soils and their impact on the environment, their toxicity, and potential exposure hazard
Waste water would be monitored, but there would be no limits or benchmarks for the levels of contaminants in the water
Automobile manufacturers would not be required to adhere to achieve a specific benchmark for noxious gas output, and cars would not be monitored for their output over time. It is debatable if gas mileage would be a consideration, as the only motivator for manufacturers to increase fuel economy would be the price of fuel and consumer willingness to bear the burden of fuel costs
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • How do boys' brains differ from girls?
    7·2 answers
  • Retention is how the brain encodes information. true or false.
    14·2 answers
  • Which of the following statements is true?
    15·1 answer
  • Stan makes conclusions without supporting and relevant evidence. He often engages in catastrophizing, which involves thinking ab
    5·1 answer
  • True or False: Self-discipline means choosing to do what you know you should do
    5·2 answers
  • Can your target heart rate be measured easily?
    5·1 answer
  • During weight training, when should you exhale? (giving a lot of points)
    9·2 answers
  • Sports Report Organizer Explain Sport/Activity #1: Participate in the activity and write a complete paragraph about the sport yo
    7·2 answers
  • Mi amiga necesita novia y ¿hay alguna chica que quiera salir con ella?
    12·1 answer
  • How do I hold in my milk when I'm doing the deed​
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!