A physician who hosts a popular TV show makes several nutrition-related claims during one of the programs. Which of the doctor's claims is a "red flag" of unreliable information?
A. Not all doctors are nutrition experts.
B. Niacin cures pellagra.
C. Kava cures migraine headaches.
D. The "placebo effect" often occurs in controlled studies involving human subjects.
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements is true about vitamin characteristics?
A. They are inorganic. B. They cannot be stored by the body. C. They directly supply energy to the body. D. They help regulate chemical reactions in the body.
Inorganic substances or minerals required in amounts smaller than 100 milligrams per day that are essential to health are also called microminerals or
A) important minerals. B) major minerals. C) minor minerals. D) trace minerals.
Which of the following best describes a nutrition therapy for anemia in premature infants?
A. supplementation of arachidonic acid along with folate B. vitamin C supplementation during thrombopoietin treatment C. vitamin E supplementation during erythropoietin treatment D. supplementation of ascorbic acid during deferoxamine treatment E. supplementation of vitamin B12 along with folate
When blood glucose concentration falls, what pancreatic hormone is secreted to stimulate release of stored glucose?
a. Insulin b. Glucagon c. Epinephrine d. Cholecystokinin