List the American College of Sports Medicine's specific recommendations for scheduling fluid intake before and during exercise

What will be an ideal response?


At about 4 hours before exercise, drink 2 to 2.5 cups of fluid. At about 10 or 15 minutes before exercise, drink another 1 to 1.5 cups. During exercise, drink about a cup every 15 or 20 minutes.

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a. alanine b. threonine c. valine d. methionine

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Susan is a 15-year-old who likes fruits, some vegetables, and breads (whole-grain and enriched) but refuses to consume milk, seafood, and eggs. A recent doctor visit revealed normal hemoglobin and plasma ferritin levels. What would you advise?

a. A folate supplement (400 micrograms/day) b. A vitamin D supplement (400 IU/day) c. An iron supplement (10 mg/day) d. No changes in nutrient intake

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Vitamin A is involved in all of the following except:

a. maintaining healthy epithelial tissues. b. maintaining healthy eye tissues. c. fighting infection. d. releasing energy from the energy-yielding nutrients.

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Which of the following statements is true?

A. Compared to other adolescents, sleep apnea is more likely to affect teens whose BMI-to-ages are between the 50th and 75th percentiles.  B. By the end of adolescence, most overfat teenagers have slimmed down and achieved healthy body weights.   C. For extremely obese adolescents, bariatric surgery is not recommended as a treatment option.   D. Obese children are more likely to have high blood glucose levels than children who have healthy body weights. 

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