Explain etiological factors that have been associated with the development of IBS, including communication between body systems, GI tract function and environment, and GI symptoms
Communication between body systems: central-enteric nervous system dysregulation, psychological factors, sex hormones, and abnormal communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the muscle.
GI tract function and environment: altered mobility, mucosal immune activation, altered gut flora, and abnormal visceral reflexes.
GI symptoms: food sensitivity or intolerance, excessive gas production, and constipation.
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A) increase meat production. B) increase milk production. C) increase weight gain. D) All of the answers are correct.
What happened when Mexico passed a soda tax that was equivalent to a 10% price increase?
a. There was a paradoxical increase in soda consumption across the nation. b. Only relatively wealthy households had a decrease in soda consumption. c. Only households in which wage-earners were relatively well-educated decreased soda consumption. d. The greatest decrease in consumption occurred in the most vulnerable, low-income households.
The study of food and the nutrients needed to sustain life and for reproduction is called
A) malnutrition. B) nutrition. C) nutritional status. D) protein-calorie nutrition.
What is increases?