List risk factors that are common in the development of coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular accidents.

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Long-term studies have allowed researchers to identify risk factors linked to development of CHD, PVD, and CVA such as family medical history, age, sex, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, physical inactivity, and cigarette smoking.

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The "O" of SOAP stands for

a. option b. objective c. operational definition d. observation

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Red wine contains pigments and other phytochemicals that act as powerful antioxidants and decrease _____

a. inflammation (only) b. arterial plaque formation (only) c. liver damage (only) d. inflammation and arterial plaque formation e. arterial plaque formation and liver damage

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The amount of heat released by food completely burned in a bomb calorimeter is approximately the same amount of energy supplied by that food to the body

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