If you are placed into an experimental manipulation whereby your food intake and subsequent weight were changed,what would happen?
A)If you gained weight,your body would increase its energy expenditure.
B)If you lost weight,your body would compensate by decreasing energy expenditures.
C)Your body will attemp to "defend" your original weight.
D)All of the above are correct.

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All of the options describe mechanisms by which the body attempts to maintain homeostasis in response to changes in weight. The body adjusts energy expenditure and strives to return to its original weight, a phenomenon often referred to as the "set point" theory.

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