Which statement characterizes energy needs during pregnancy?
A) ?The need for energy is proportionally greater than for most other nutrients.
B) ?The increased needs are similar at the beginning and end of pregnancy.
C) ?The needs increase by similar amounts in teenagers and 30-year-old women.
D) ?The enhanced work of pregnancy raises the woman's basal metabolic rate dramatically and demands extra energy.
D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What was the average life expectancy of a person born in the year 1900?
a. 47 years b. 55 years c. 61 years d. 68 years
Which of the following is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism?
a. Glycogen storage disease b. Maple syrup urine disease c. Hemochromatosis d. X-adrenoleukodystrophy
Which of the following does NOT occur as a result of low-intensity, steady state exercise lasting more than 20 minutes?
a. The energy system that predominates is oxidative phosphorylation b. The percentage of energy from fat decreases c. The percentage of energy from fat increases d. There is an increase in fatty acid release from adipocytes and uptake by muscle