The primary responsibility for nutrition care of people in the community belongs to the:
a. community physician.
b. public health nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
C
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are elevated? A) Calcitonin inhibits osteoclasts from breaking down bone. B) Calcitonin prevents the reabsorption of calcium in the kidneys. C) Calcitonin stimulates the action of vitamin D. D) Calcitonin limits calcium absorption in the intestine.
Which of the following is the leading cause of food contamination in the United States?
a. Naturally occurring toxicants b. Food poisoning from microbes c. Pesticide residues from farmers d. Food additives from the food industry e. Deliberate contamination or sabotage
Which of the following does NOT decrease the metabolic rate?
a. Fever b. Fasting c. Sleeping d. Malnutrition
Seafood is a potential source of foodborne illness for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
a. seafood can be contaminated with mercury. b. fish contains omega-3 fatty acids. c. shellfish can be contaminated with "red tide." d. fish can carry ciguatera poisoning.