Calculate your basal metabolic rate. Calculate your usual caloric intake. Discuss the implications of your intake versus your metabolic rate


The students should easily determine their total energy requirements. If the caloric intake exceeds their BMR, they will gain weight. If it is less, weight loss will occur.?

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a. cancer b. accidents (automobile) c. arthritis d. Alzheimer's/dementia e. diabetes

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Essential fuel sources for critically ill patients are:

a. dextrose and lipid emulsions. b. protein and vitamins. c. glucose and electrolytes. d. glucose and protein.

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As a result of the welfare reform law initiated in the mid-1990s, which people make up the major target group for job placement and training?

a. single women with children b. single young adults just out of college c. elderly adult men d. married men facing foreclosure

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Children following vegetarian and vegan diets have a higher risk of becoming obese and may have a lower risk for some nutrient deficiencies

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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