With prolonged undernutrition, adults can lose up to _____ of their body weight and survive.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


50%

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a. true b. false

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The following statement is true about smoking and its cardiovascular effects:

a. the same amount of risk exists for all forms of smoking. b. smoking cessation reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease after at least five years. c. evidence demonstrates second-hand smoke does not carry any increased risk for CVD. d. cardiovascular damage from smoking can eventually be reversed when the client has stopped smoking.

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A nutrition practitioner takes an X-ray of a patient's right leg that is swollen. Which of the following sections of the SOAP note will have this information?

A. analysis B. assessment C. subjective data  D. objective data  E. plan

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Which disaccharide is produced by enzymatic action during the digestion of starch in the body?

A) lactose B) sucrose C) maltose D) glycogen

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