Lisa believes that smoking helps her manage her weight. What physiological reasons explain why smoking may contribute to weight loss or weight control?
What will be an ideal response?
Nicotine is an appetite suppressant. It also increases the body's basal metabolic rate; thus, the body at rest burns more energy (calories).
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A) Addison's B) Crohn's C) Conn's D) Cushing's
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Blood disorder characterized by excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells is
a. Hodgkin’s disease. b. leukemia. c. hemophilia. d. leukopenia.
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Alcohol is a factor in about _____ of all deaths from car accidents
a. 10% b. 25% c. 30% d. 50%
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The medical term meaning an inflammation of the stomach is ____________________.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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