A nurse is conducting a wellness seminar in which the cancer-fighting actions of diet and physical activity are presented. A woman in the audience says, "I thought diet and exercise were related to heart disease
" The best response by the nurse is a. "In people who don't smoke, diet and activity are the most important risk fac-tors."
b. "They are important for both, but the diet to prevent cancer is totally different."
c. "They are important for heart disease too, but cancer is a bigger killer."
d. "You're right; diet and activity are more important to prevent heart disease."
A
For people who do not smoke, diet and exercise are the two most important modifiable cancer risks. The diets for both cancer and heart disease prevention are similar: low fat and high fiber. Heart disease is the number one killer in this country.
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Convert 45:15 as a percent: ________
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