Your Friend Plans on Drastically Reducing His Caloric Intake from Over

Multiple Choice

Your friend plans on drastically reducing his caloric intake from over 3,000 calories per day to under 1,000 calories per day. It is most likely that he will

A) lose 40 percent of his body weight in the first week.
B) not lose very much weight at first because his metabolism will slow down to adjust to the reduction in caloric intake.
C) lose a lot of weight quickly because his metabolism will speed up to handle the reduction in caloric intake.
D) lose weight quickly, only to gain it back after a few days.