Increasing muscle mass and decreasing fat content in your body can increase resting metabolism.Why is this?
A) because doing so requires exercise and exercising burns calories
B) because muscle cells have more mitochondria than fat cells, allowing for more energy to be made from sugar
C) because adipocytes contain more cytoplasmic inclusions which slow down metabolism
D) because fat cells have no blood supply and cannot carry nutrients to be metabolized

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Muscle cells have a higher number of mitochondria, which is responsible for converting sugar into energy. This leads to an increase in resting metabolism. Fat cells, on the other hand, have fewer mitochondria and do not contribute significantly to increasing resting metabolism.

Increasing Muscle Mass and Decreasing Fat Content in Your Body