What is life expectancy? How does it differ from healthy life expectancy? How does it differ from life span?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: life span: maximum age to which members of a species can live. life expectancy: the average length of life for a population of individuals.
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a. alcohol. b. acetaldehyde. c. acetic acid. d. acetyl-CoA.
In obese pregnant women, the risk for neural tube defects in the infant is believed to result from
a. insufficient exercise. b. poor glycemic control. c. insufficient folate intake. d. higher prevalence of cesarean section. e. inadequate fetal circulation.
Cheilosis and glossitis are both inflammatory symptoms of the oral cavity that are associated with deficiencies of all of these vitamins except:
a. riboflavin. b. niacin. c. pyridoxine. d. biotin.