List five characteristics or health risks that suggest an individual should see a medical practitioner for advice before starting a fitness program.
What will be an ideal response?
• Age (Men e 45 years, women e 55 years)
• Family history of heart disease
• Cigarette smoking
• Hypertension
• Blood cholesterol e 200 mg/dL, LDL e 130 mg/dL, HDL d40 mg/dL, or taking lipid-lowering medication.
• Prediabetes or diabetes (fasting plasma glucose e 100 mg/dL)
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Obesity (BMI e 30), or waist circumference > 40 inches for men and > 35 inches for women.
Women ? 55 years
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a. xeroderma. b. xeritis. c. xerophthalmia. d. xerostomia.
The postabsorptive state refers to the 3- to 4-hour period after food is eaten
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements is true of dementia?
A. It is a progressive neurological disease that affects the motor neurons of the nervous system. B. It is the general term for conditions that involve loss of memory and impaired cognition. C. It is an autoimmune neuromuscular disease that affects the skeletal muscles. D. It is the general term used to describe a cluster of symptoms including bradykinesia with rigidity or tremor. E. It is an acute peripheral nervous system syndrome characterized by progressive paralysis.
Lipoproteins (chylomicrons)
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