An overweight elderly woman with type 2 diabetes visits her health care provider. When asked how her blood sugar control has been, the woman remarks, "Better than ever.". What blood test could the provider order to verify this?
a. Hemoglobin
b. Hematocrit
c. Hemoglobin A1C
d. Blood triglycerides
c
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The vitamin deficiency disease pellagra means
a. "rough skin." b. "paralyzed limbs." c. "demented behavior." d. "flattened erythrocytes."
An adolescent girl is drinking diet colas instead of milk because she wants to control her weight. What advice would you give her to aid in developing peak bone mass? a. Stop drinking diet colas immediately
b. Increase your physical activity to make up for the low calcium intake. c. Eat high-calcium snacks such as low-fat yogurt or cheese in place of empty-calorie snacks. d. Reduce your exercise so you won't need as much calcium to build bones. e. Take a calcium supplement with the diet colas.
Inactivity is a major contributor to obesity in America in both adults and children
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The primary determinant of basal metabolic rate is an individual's
A. gender. B. fat tissue mass. C. lean tissue mass. D. age.