Which of the following factors can influence a person's metabolic rate? a. gender b. age c. body shape and size d. all of the above.

The answer is D) all of the above.

An epidemic is a large and localized outbreak of a sickness or disease.  a pandemic is a large global outbreak of a sickness or disease. 

People need to distract themselves with actitives. they can also find a natural high. an example would be eating alot of meat. that meat can release dopamine to the brain which gives one a natural high feeling.