You go to the movie theater after eating dinner and smell the popcorn in the concession stand. Although you are full, you start salivating and your stomach grumbles, so you buy a bag to eat during the show. This is an example of what signal for eating?
a. hunger
b. appetite
c. satiation
d. postingestive influence
e. postabsorptive influence
b
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The World Health Organization recommends that all governments prohibit the feeding of highly innervated tissue from slaughtered cattle to other animals. The purpose of this recommendation is to minimize the risk of introducing _____ into the food supply
A. prions B. aflatoxin C. enterohemorrhagic pathogens D. Trichinella
A 10-year-old boy is going through a growth spurt. Because he needs to build new muscle tissue, what should his nitrogen status be?
a. positive nitrogen balance b. negative nitrogen balance c. nitrogen equilibrium d. nitrogen deficiency e. nitrogen excess
Which condition would be considered teratogenic?
A. congenital abnormalities B. high blood glucose levels during the first two months of pregnancy C. low sperm count due to obesity D. high testosterone levels in females due to obesity E. amenorrhea due to anorexia nervosa
Joe has iron overload and visited a nutritionist to find out more about this condition. Which statement about iron overload is incorrect?
a. Infectious bacteria thrive on the iron-rich blood characteristic of iron overload. b. It is more common in men than in women. c. Tissue damage, especially in organs such as the pancreas, results from this condition. d. Extra iron supplements should not be taken unless advised by a physician.