A deficiency in _____ causes Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

niacin
riboflavin
ascorbic acid
thiamin
folate


thiamin

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Melissa works two jobs to support her three children. Her financial priorities are to pay the rent and utilities and provide food and medical necessities for the children. Melissa does not often eat three meals a day and worries about how and where she will get the next meal for herself. Melissa is experiencing which circumstance?

A) ?food insufficiency B) ?food mismanagement C) ?nonsustainable lifestyle D) ?misallocation of resources

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What class of macromolecule is an enzyme??

A) ?carbohydrate B) ?lipid C) ?protein D) ?nucleic acid

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What is a primary function of riboflavin? a. It helps maintain normal nervous system functions

b. It promotes normal appetite. c. It helps the body capture and use energy released from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. d. It acts as an antioxidant. e. It transports and metabolizes fat and cholesterol.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of obesity in childhood?

a. The typical obese child does not learn food behaviors from his family b. A nonobese child of nonobese parents has a less than 10% chance of becoming obese in adulthood c. An obese adolescent with one obese parent has virtually a 100% chance of becoming obese in adulthood d. The typical obese child today has approximately the same energy intake as did children 30 years ago

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