What U.S. population group is at highest risk for vitamin D deficiency?
a. Infants
b. Elderly
c. Adult women
d. Children ages 2–12 years
e. Whites living in tropical areas
Answer: B
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not true of copper?
a. It is a key factor in hemoglobin synthesis. b. It helps make collagen. c. It depends on triglycerides to maintain balance and for transport in the body. d. It helps inactivate histamine. e. It is a constituent of several enzymes.
The increased energy requirement for the mother in the first trimester is
A. no increased requirement. B. an extra 100 kcalories per day. C. an extra 250 kcalories per day. D. an extra 500 kcalories per day.
Obese women have a higher risk of breast cancer than lean women because _____
a. obese women have higher levels of estrogen b. obese women eat high-fat diets c. lean women exercise more d. lean women have higher levels of estrogen in the body e. obese woman have genetic factors that predispose them to cancer