When a diet is chronically low in both proteins and calories, the condition is called
A) PEM. B) edema. C) osteoporosis. D) PDCAAS.
A
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In healthy adult men, the percentage of total body weight accounted for by fat is:
a. 8% to 13%. b. 13% to 21%. c. 23% to 31%. d. 36% to 40%.
Which of the following provides the best food source of fiber??
A) Carrots B) Soybean oil C) Tuna D) White rice E) Whole milk
Cholecalciferol must undergo 2 conversion steps before it becomes the active form of vitamin D, calcitriol. Those steps take place in the _____ and the _____
A. liver, bone B. liver, kidney C. small intestine, kidney D. heart, liver
If a woman who drinks a cup of decaffeinated coffee in the morning, a cup of fruit juice with lunch, 6 cups of water throughout the day and a cup of tea at bedtime, her fluid intake would be considered
a. dangerously low b. below optimal c. optimal d. too high