There is an association between body weight, chronic disease, and mortality but this association is very much influenced by _____
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cardiovascular fitness
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Why does someone who has lactose intolerance have gastrointestinal problems, such as abdominal distension, gas, cramping, and diarrhea?
A. The lactose is an irritant to the stomach. B. The lactose in the small intestine neutralizes enzyme action. C. The undigested lactose in the intestine draws water and bacteria. D. The presence of lactose in the small intestine causes the gall bladder to contract more forcefully.
Because spinal cord injury patients have lower metabolic rates, preventing excessive _______________ is crucial
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Excess amounts of most water-soluble vitamins are
A. readily excreted. B. stored in the adipose tissue. C. stored in the liver. D. often toxic.
A breastfeeding mother asks you if alcohol can be eliminated from her breast milk by pumping immediately after drinking a few glasses of wine. What would you tell her?
A. Yes; in fact, discarding your breast milk is a good thing to do if you would like to drink while breastfeeding. B. Yes; pumping will help, but you need to pump for the next 24 hours and discard any milk that you collect. C. No; your breast milk will still contain alcohol; you will need to wait 1 hour per alcoholic beverage and then pump the milk and discard it to be safe. D. No; the alcohol will still be in the breast milk and will clear from the milk as soon as it clears from the bloodstream: roughly 2 to 3 hours per drink for a 120-pound woman. E. No; alcohol cannot be removed from breast milk; if she wishes to breastfeed, she must stop consuming alcohol.