The ability to make permanent lifestyle changes is key to the effectiveness of a weight loss program. according to the national institutes of health, how much weight do typical dieters regain within 1 year?

Over one-third of lost weight tends to return within the first year, and the majority is gained back within 3 to 5 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answear according to the article Biology's response to dieting: the impetus for weight regain, written by Paul S. MacLean,  Audrey Bergouignan, Marc-Andre Cornier, and Matthew R. Jackman, published online 2011 Jun 15.

You can find the article at PubMed Central® (PMC).

PMC is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).

link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3174765/

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answer:   x (x+6)^2, choice b

discussion:

factor x out of the equation:

x^3 + 12x^2 + 36x = x (x^2 + 12x + 36).

note that 6+6 = 12 and 6*6 = 36 so the above factors into:

x (x+6)^2

which is choice b

you,

mrb