DRI values are created by which of the following?
a. National Institutes for Health, Nutrition Division
b. Food & Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine
c. American Medical Association
d. National Food & Education Board
Ans: b. Food & Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine
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A. magnetic resonance angiography B. ankle dorsiflexion test C. positron emission tomography D. ankle-brachial index E. CT angiography
Which of the following is NOT a 3-carbon compound?
a. Lactate b. Glycerol c. Pyruvate d. Acetyl CoA
A group of scientists designed a clinical study to investigate the effects of cholesterol deficiency in humans. For the duration of the 8-week study, the adult subjects must live in a special research unit of a hospital. The only food the subjects can consume is a man-made formula that contains all known nutrients, except cholesterol. Based on this information, you would expect
A. about 50% of the subjects to show signs and symptoms of a cholesterol deficiency within the first week of the study. B. none of the subjects to show signs and symptoms of a cholesterol deficiency during the entire study. C. about 20% of the subjects to show signs and symptoms of a cholesterol deficiency within the first week of participating in the study. D. 100% of the subjects to show signs and symptoms of cholesterol deficiency within the first 3 weeks of participating in the study.
On average, women receive only ____ milligrams of iron per day
a. 8 to 9 b. 10 to 11 c. 12 to 13 d. 14 to 15 e. 16 to 17