After bingeing on cakes and cookies, Bonnie practices self-induced vomiting to avoid gaining weight. Based on this information, you would expect to notice ________ as a sign of her purging behavior.

A. sores on her knuckles
B. cuts on her forehead
C. scar tissue in her kidneys
D. bruises on her cheeks


Answer: A

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a. Yes; in fact, discarding your breast milk is a good thing to do if you would like to drink while breastfeeding. b. Yes; pumping will help, but you need to pump for the next 24 hours and discard any milk that you collect. c. No; your breast milk will still contain alcohol; you will need to wait 1 hour per alcoholic beverage and then pump the milk and discard it to be safe. d. No; the alcohol will still be in the breast milk and will clear from the milk as soon as it clears from the blood stream: roughly 2 to 3 hours per drink for a 120-pound woman. e. None of the above will help eliminate alcohol from breast milk.

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Which of the following is correct concerning alcohol's metabolism in a man and woman of the same height and weight?

a. The woman has a lower capacity for metabolizing alcohol than the man. b. The man has a lower capacity for metabolizing alcohol than the woman. c. They have equal alcohol metabolizing abilities. d. The differences in alcohol metabolism between men and women are not yet known.

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Cells can best be described as:

a. building blocks of the body. b. the basis of the body's design. c. self-contained living entities. d. the vital components of foods.

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The host of a radio program makes a "red flag" claim about a nutrition-related product, because the claim is generally an indication that the information about the product is unreliable. The radio program host said, ________.

A. "The ingredients in this product are listed on the label" B. "All ingredients in this product have been scientifically tested and clinically proven" C. "This product contains sugar and certain artificial color and flavor additives" D. "According to the FDA, this product is classified a dietary supplement, because it contains vitamins"

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