What are the potential consequences of prescribed and over-the-counter medications for weight loss?

What will be an ideal response?


Medications which suppress hunger for block fat absorption have been linked to liver damage, extreme weakness, confusion, tremors, fast heart rate, chest pains, palpitations, and hypertension.

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Pregnant women are advised to consume at least _____ of all grains consumed as whole grains

a. 1/4 b. 1/3 c. 1/2 d. 2/3 e. 3/4

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Unreliable access to a sufficient supply of nourishing food is called

A. malnutrition. B. food insecurity. C. undernourishment. D. food poverty.

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The most common cause of iodine deficiency is

a. insufficient intake of iodine from foods. b. overconsumption of other trace elements. c. overconsumption of anti-thyroid substances. d. pituitary deficiencies of thyroid-stimulating hormone. e. excess alcohol intake.

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Which nutrients may need to be supplemented during infancy?

a. calcium and vitamin A b. folate and zinc c. thiamin and vitamin B12 d. vitamin D and fluoride e. vitamin C and potassium

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