What is the sandwich generation?

A.) adults who are simultaneously taking care of their growing children and their aging parents
B.) adults who grew up eating lots of convenience foods
C.) working adults who don't have health insurance
D.) working adults who experience food insecurity


Answer: A.) adults who are simultaneously taking care of their growing children and their aging parents

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_______ 1. Maximum number of years of life for a species _______ 2. Average number of years lived in a given society _______ 3. Loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and quality _______ 4. Typical stress response for women _______ 5. Typical stress response for men _______ 6. Damage to the skin commonly seen in people who are bedridden _______ 7. Atrophic gastritis is characterized by inadequate amounts of this substance _______ 8. In the elderly, elevated stores of this mineral are more likely than deficiencies _______ 9. Breakdown of these compounds can lead to gout _______ 10. Deficiency of this nutrient blunts the sense of taste _______ 11. Deficiency caused, in part, by the elderly’s low intake of milk _______ 12. Age-related cloudy areas of the eye lenses _______ 13. Also called degenerative arthritis _______ 14. Nutrient that may reduce inflammation in joints of those with rheumatoid arthritis _______ 15. Joint inflammation involving a defective immune system _______ 16. Form of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals _______ 17. Substance that is essential to memory _______ 18. Clumps of this substance make up senile plaques _______ 19. The anticoagulant warfarin acts by blocking the enzyme that activates this nutrient _______ 20. Intake of this substance interferes with utilization of many cholesterol-lowering drugs a. Fight or flight b. Tend and befriend c. Life span d. Life expectancy e. Iron f. Cataracts g. Vitamin D h. Zinc i. Beta-amyloid j. Sarcopenia k. Purines l. Gout m. Vitamin K n. Acetylcholine o. Osteoarthritis p. Grapefruit juice q. Pressure ulcers r. Hydrochloric acid s. Omega-3 fatty acids t. Rheumatoid arthritis

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Deamination of an amino acid produces:

a. vitamin and energy. b. pyruvate and acetyl CoA. c. ammonia and a keto acid. d. carbon dioxide and water.

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Which substance is illegal in sports and among the most dangerous ergogenic aids?

a. chromium picolinate b. an anabolic steroid hormone c. creatine d. conjugated linoleic acid e. caffeine

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Plants produce ____ through the process of ____

A. Glycogen; photosynthesis B. Glucose; digestion C. Starch; photosynthesis D. Glucose; photosynthesis

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