Explain how hunger is different to appetite

What will be an ideal response?


Hunger is a strong physiological need for food, while appetite is a desire for food prompted by factors other than hunger.

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How much a serving of food contributes to your overall intake of nutrients is listed on a food label as

A) RDA. B) nutrient density. C) ounce-equivalent. D) percent daily values.

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Which of the following statements is true of the regulation of iodine in the body?

A) Goitrogen can increase the ability of the thyroid gland to utilize iodine. B) During periods of iodine deficiency, thyroid-stimulating hormone production decreases. C) Thyroid-stimulating hormone production increases when excess iodine is consumed. D) Iodine not needed by the body is excreted in the urine.

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Vitamin _____ may be prescribed above the DRI for some children with spina bifida who have frequent bladder infections

a. A b. D c. K d. C e. E

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What is the most common reason that vitamin B12 deficiency, or at least compromised B12 status, occurs in older adults? a. Diets are frequently low in vitamin B12, since oral problems and financial difficulties limit meat intake and meats are the best dietary sources of B12. b. Pernicious anemia is common in the elderly

c. Their diets provide primarily synthetic forms of vitamin B12, which are less absorbable than the protein-bound form found naturally in foods. d. The elderly have a higher incidence of bacterial overgrowth, which decreases secretion of hydrochloric acid. e. B12 supplements are expensive and many older adults cannot afford them.

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