What is the term used to describe eating non-nutritive substances such as lead paint chips or clay?
a. bulimia
b. metallothionein
c. pica
d. hypovitaminosis
e. hypochromic disorder
c
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As you sit in the waiting room of a doctor's office leafing through a magazine, you see a letter to the editor about world hunger. In it, the author takes issue with a statement made in a previous issue that stated, "…and thus, hunger worsens poverty
The letter writer claims that this statement is completely unfounded and has no reasoning behind it. Does hunger worsen poverty? a. Yes, but it can be corrected with appropriate access to reproductive health care. b. No; if hungry people work hard enough they can work to get themselves out of poverty. c. Yes, it propagates poverty by increasing the death rate and leaving many families as single-parent households. d. Yes, hunger makes poverty worse by robbing a person of the good health and the physical and mental energy needed to be active and productive. e. Sometimes, but only when unemployment is high and jobs are scarce.
An envious gaze that is believed by many to project harm on another person is called a. a stare
b. the evil eye. c. a bewitching gaze. d. a seizure. e. the curse.
The phenomenon of fat storage around the waist, most common in men, is known as the
________ pattern of obesity A) android B) adipose C) subcutaneous D) gynoid
Which of the following is true about the bingeing behavior of a person with bulimia nervosa?
A. Violation of rigid food rules can initiate a binge. B. Accomplishing a personal goal usually initiates a binge. C. Binges most often occur during the morning. D. Binges usually last 15 to 30 minutes.