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Belinda and her husband, alan, are both 40 pounds overweight. they decide to change their lifestyle, increasing the amount of exercise they do and reducing their calorie intake by 20 percent. they both lost the 40 pounds, but three years later, alan has put all of the weight back on while belinda has regained only 15 pounds. what is the most likely explanation?

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Answer: The correct answer is that "Alan has a set point closer to his original weight".

A set point in weight refers to the weight in one's body, in which the body would be more likely to stay in and the body favors. Like in the given situation, Belinda and Alan both lost weight, yet Alan retained the 40 pounds he has lost after three years because of his weight's set point.

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