What is the most valid criterion by which to judge the effectiveness of a diet?

a. Speed of weight loss
b. Amount of weight lost
c. Amount of fat lost
d. Maintenance of weight loss afterward
e. Amount of water lost


d

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What type of weight loss will an individual experience by restricting Calories but not increasing his or her level of physical activity?

A. The individual will lose mostly adipose tissue. B. The individual will lose mostly lean body tissue. C. The individual will lose both adipose and lean body tissue. D. The individual will not lose any body weight.

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Which of the following statements is true?

A. Women who breastfeed have higher risks of breast and ovarian cancer than women who feed their babies formula. B. Women who feed their babies formula tend to lose the extra body fat gained during pregnancy faster than women who breastfeed. C. Breastfeeding is more economical than formula feeding. D. Formula feeding is more convenient than breastfeeding.

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To use proteins for energy, the liver removes amine groups from amino acids in a process called

A) transport. B) denaturation. C) deamination. D) transamination.

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Secretions from the pancreas and gallbladder enter the small intestine in the

A. duodenum. B. jejunum. C. ileum. D. pyloric sphincter.

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