List several general ways in which drugs, herbal products, and nutrients can interact in the body
Drugs can interact with foods, nutrients, and herbs in a number of ways. Each may affect the absorption, action, metabolism, or excretion of the others. For example, foods, nutrients, and herbs can enhance, delay, or prevent absorption of drugs; or increase or decrease drug action, metabolism, or excretion. Herbs can modify the actions of drugs. Drugs can enhance, delay, or prevent absorption of foods, nutrients, or herbs; increase or decrease nutrient action or excretion; or modify appetite and taste sensation.
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a. organic foods are grown without using chemical pesticides. b. certain combinations of foods have special therapeutic effects. c. irradiation of food reduces its bacteria content. d. pregnant women should never eat fish because it contains mercury.
What type of obesity is associated with increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension?
a. "Pear-shaped" adiposity b. Subcutaneous adiposity c. Central adiposity d. Etymoloid adiposity
You have been asked to help a top nutrition researcher conduct human experiments on vitamin C. As the subjects walk into the laboratory, you distribute all the vitamin C pill bottles to the girls and all the placebo pill bottles to the boys. The researcher instantly informs you that there are two errors in your research practice. What steps should you have done differently?
a. Given all the boys the vitamin C and the girls the placebo, and told them what they were getting b. Distributed the bottles randomly, randomized the subjects, and told them what they were getting c. Told the subjects which group they were in, and prevented yourself from knowing the contents of the pill bottles d. Prevented yourself from knowing what was in the pill bottles, and distributed the bottles randomly to the subjects
What are the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)?