For the most part, all of the following are advantages of vegetarian diets EXCEPT

a. fat intake is lower.
b. fiber intake is higher.
c. vitamin B12 intake is higher.
d. intakes of vitamins A and C are higher.


c

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A scientist adds 5 mcg of the mineral cadmium to the daily diet of 100 4-week-old laboratory mice. After 12 weeks, the researcher weighs and takes blood samples from each mouse. According to her findings, the mice lost weight during the 12-week period, and they have abnormal levels of certain hormones in their blood. Based on this information and your knowledge of scientific research, what would you tell the researcher about her findings?   

A. The findings need to be summarized in a research article for submission to a peer-reviewed nutrition journal.   B. Her results are very interesting, and she should report her findings to nutrition scientists, so they can repeat her study and confirm the results. C. She needs to conduct more tests on the animals' blood, because her findings are incomplete. D. The findings are not meaningful or valid because of the way she designed her study.

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Three of the six categories of nutrients your body needs to stay healthy are ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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Describe which qualities information should have in order to be useful

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Suppose a person sits most of the day, walks or stands two to four hours, and engages in no strenuous activity. How would you describe this person's activity level?

A) Sedentary B) Inactive C) Average activity D) Active

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