What is meant by compression of morbidity?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: the postponement of the onset of chronic disease such that disability occupies a smaller and smaller proportion of the life span.
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A) ?25 mL B) ?58 mL C) ?104 mL D) ?250 mL
The benefits of physical activity in older adults include all of the following except:
a. increased blood flow to the brain. b. decreased risk of falling. c. improved balance. d. decreased muscle mass.
There are five classes of nutrients
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following foods contains the same amount of calcium as 8 oz of nonfat milk?
A) 1.5 oz canned sardines B) 1 cup of lima beans C) 4.9 oz Swiss cheese D) 4.9 oz plain, nonfat yogurt