Mathew conducted a week-long experiment to determine the efficacy of a pill for reducing blood pressure. Out of 50 research participants, he gave medicated pills to 25 participants. To create a control group, he gave unmedicated sugar pills to the rest of the participants. None of the participants were aware that they had been given unmedicated pills. After a week, Mathew noted that six of the
participants who had received unmedicated pills, along with the participants who received medicated pills, exhibited improved blood pressure. This is an example of _____.
A) the placebo effect
B) researcher bias
C) the halo effect
D) confirmation bias
A
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Infants are born with adequate vitamin K in their intestinal tracts.
a. true b. false
The nurse orders a nutrition consult due to Joseph's poor intake. Which of the following is unlikely to be related to his low intake?
a. pain b. sedation c. feeding problems d. positive nitrogen balance
Devin is a 5-year-old who is a very picky eater. His doctor has measured his BMI to be in the 10th percentile for height and weight. His mother and father are both average-sized adults. Devin's mother is very concerned about Devin's picky nutritional behavior. Devin has recently not been eating his normal volume of food and he has only been eating a few of his favorite foods. Despite his small
body type Devin is very physically inactive and spends most of his free time watching cartoons or playing on the computer. Devin's father feels comfortable with Devin's current level of physical activity because he is underweight; however, Devin's mother feels that he needs to be getting more exercise to help develop good lifestyle habits for the future. Answer the following question(s) to help Devin's parents learn more about childhood nutrition and fitness guidelines. Devin's current eating habits are characteristic of which of the following? A) A genetic childhood tendency to not like eating B) A childhood food jag C) A spoiled child D) A disobedient child
Excess weight results from far more than just gluttony and poor choices
Indicate whether the statement is true or false