Suzanne and Bob have noticed that Kelly, their 16-year-old daughter, has been losing weight lately. She exercises at the gym almost 4 hours a day and seems to be skipping meals. They discuss this with Kelly at the dinner table, but she says there is no problem and urges them to stop worrying. Before taking drastic steps, Suzanne and Bob call their pediatrician. They discuss what has been going on
with Kelly and begin to gather facts concerning disordered eating. Let's see how much they have learned by answering these questions. Kelly visits her pediatrician and he notes several symptoms. Which of these symptoms is not characteristic of anorexia nervosa?
a. Growth of hair on the body
b. Intolerance of warm temperatures
c. Drying and yellowing of the skin
d. Lowered blood pressure
e. Severe sleep disturbance
b
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a. The parents are right and an overweight baby is adorable. b. Jack will likely be an overweight adult if his parents don't stop overfeeding him. c. Jack needs to eat as much food as he wants since he is growing. d. Jack will never be an overweight adult since his parents are not overweight.
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a. marasmus b. potassium deficiency c. none of these d. kwashiorkor
List three examples each of dietary factors that increase the risk of dental caries and those that decrease the risk of dental caries.
What will be an ideal response?