____________________________ are oxygen atoms that have unpaired electrons that attack lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and other cell components, causing oxidative damage, aging, and perhaps cancer, cataracts, and heart disease
a. Carotenoids
b. Free Radicals
c. Phytochemicals
d. All of the above
B
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How do the healthful benefits of one factor of nutrition, health, or safety affect the outcomes in the others?
a. Nutrition, health, and safety are closely aligned and interrelated. b. Physical health has a greater affect on social, emotional, and physical development. c. Nutrition affects health more than safety. d. They are separate factors with unique consequences.
Describe the effects of medications, chronic disease, mental health, and financial status on nutritional status.
What will be an ideal response?
All of the following are true regarding type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents EXCEPT:
1.it is estimated that 4% of children and adolescents have impaired glucose tolerance. 2.the rise in type 2 diabetes is primarily attributed to genetic changes. 3.it is estimated that 6 to 17% of overweight children and adolescents have type 2 diabetes. 4.diabetes worsens with time and causes long-term health impairments.