The primary goal of dietary management of type 2 diabetes mellitus is to
A. achieve a healthy body weight.
B. avoid sugar.
C. eat regular meals.
D. maintain a constant ratio of carbohydrate to protein to fat throughout the day.
Answer: A
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a) nutrigenomics. b) genetic nutritional variation. c) nutritional genomic analysis. d) nutrient gene factor identification.
Most of the world's population subsists on vegetarian diets because:
a. hormones and antibiotics are not available to treat the meats. b. meat and other animal products are scarce or too expensive. c. cattle are too difficult to farm. d. animals are free range and hard to capture.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of poverty and hunger?
a. Hunger and obesity may exist in the same household b. The highest rates of obesity occur among the poorest c. The provision of food to the poor actually helps to prevent obesity d. The poor prefer to purchase energy-dense foods despite their higher cost compared with vegetables
Risk factors for the development of overweight among children and adolescents include:
a. having at least one overweight parent. b. coming from a low-income family. c. having an American Indian ancestry. d. being diagnosed with a chronic or disabling condition that limits mobility. e. All of the above