The goals of care for GERD include:
a. decreasing LES competence.
b. increasing gastric acidity.
c. improving clearance of contents from the esophagus.
d. increasing irritation of the esophagus.
c
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Which of the following is a feature of weight gain and genetics?
a. Obese people can change their genome but not their epigenome. b. Exercise has little, if any, effect on the genetic influence on weight gain. c. Identical twins are half as likely to weigh the same compared with fraternal twins. d. Adopted children tend to have body weights more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents. e. There is very little evidence that genetic factors contribute to obesity, except in the presence of certain rare syndromes.
Which of the following is a sure sign that muscles are using their maximum amount of energy from fat?
a. Breathing is easy. b. Training regimen is optimal. c. Balanced diets were ingested. d. High-glycemic index foods were ingested. e. Conversation is difficult or broken.
Vitamin _____ may be prescribed above the DRI for some children with spina bifida who have frequent bladder infections.
A. A B. D C. K D. C E. E
Scans of brain activity among individuals with anorexia nervosa have identified a lack of the expected pleasure response to fat
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false