Describe how the value of family and children might be used during nutrition counseling to encourage dietary changes when working with someone from Mexico


Children are an important influence on food habits in some households. Researchers studied newly immigrated Latinos in the San Francisco area and found that the importance of the family unit can be used to motivate changes in food habits. Adults unwilling to make changes that would benefit their own health may make those same changes to improve the well-being of their children.

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What best describes the role of multinational corporations?

a. lending money to low-income individuals who cannot afford to buy food b. working with other lenders to provide financial stability to certain areas within developing countries c. arranging for food and supplements to be delivered free of charge to the poorest areas of developing countries d. hiring indigenous people for below-subsistence wages to grow crops to be exported for profit

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The compound that forms the backbone of triglycerides is called:

a. glycerol. b. a fatty acid. c. acetic acid. d. stearic acid. e. glycogen.

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Athletes who train and perform in cold climates typically do not lose large amounts of body water

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Food insecurity exists because

A. the world is overpopulated. B. food production is not meeting the world's needs. C. food distribution efforts often fail. D. there is not enough seed to plant.

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