Which protein is a "marker" of acute inflammation, and becomes elevated only when the body is fighting disease?
a. Lysozymes b. Albumin
c. C-reactive protein d. Complement
c
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A. gavage B. gavage or gastrostomy C. parenteral or jejunostomy D. gavage or jejunostomy E. gastrostomy or jejunostomy
A major clinical symptom associated with hepatitis is:
a. jaundice. b. slurred speech. c. diarrhea. d. impaired motor function.
Anna enjoys grilling hamburgers, but she wants to reduce the chances that her food preparation practices result in food-borne illness. Which of the following steps should she avoid?
A. Sanitizing the plate that she used to carry the raw hamburgers to the grill before using it again. B. Washing her hands in warm soapy water for at least 20 seconds after touching the raw ground meat. C. Grilling the hamburgers until the internal temperature of the meat reached 160°F. D. Thawing the frozen ground meat on the kitchen counter.
The U.S. food industry attempts to influence our diet in all of the following ways EXCEPT by
A) spending billions of dollars annually in advertising. B) lobbying FDA officials to require labeling of GMO foods. C) donating money to congressional candidates' election campaigns. D) attempting to defeat or repeal legislation to tax its products or regulate food labeling.