A popular type of ergogenic aid used by bodybuilders that has the adverse side effects of liver damage and increased LDL-cholesterol is:

1.carnitine.
2.anabolic steroids.
3.boron.
4.branched-chain amino acids.


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Mr. Rogelio Martinez is a healthy 79-year-old, retired factory worker. His past medical history includes arthritis and irregular bowel movements. His wife urges him to go to the emergency department of the local hospital after three episodes of blood in his stool. Four weeks later, Mr. Martinez returns to the hospital. After an extensive work-up, he is found to need surgery due to extensive

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Which criteria should you look for to identify reliable nutrition information?

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Which of the following is characteristic of children who regularly eat breakfast or skip breakfast?

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