To maintain weight loss, one should aim to lose 10% of initial body weight in ________.
a. 6 weeks
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
d. 9 months
e. 1 year
Answer: C
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Your grandfather has been advised by a neighbor to select his foods using the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to help cure his high blood pressure. What advice would you give him? a. It is a good recommendation because the guidelines are designed to help all people, including those with health problems. b. Don't use the guidelines because they are not for the elderly
c. Although the guidelines may help him with his blood pressure, he needs to consult his health care provider for recommendations. d. The guidelines are too expensive for him because he is on a fixed income. e. If he wants to see any benefit from changing his diet he has to strictly adhere to the recommendations.
Pharmacological weight loss aids such as sibutramine should be reserved for which of the following patients?
a. A person of BMI >27 who was not successful losing 11 /week on combined therapy. b. A person of BMI >25 who has high blood pressure. c. A person of BMI >25 who has diabetes mellitus. d. A person of BMI >30 who was not successful losing 11 /week on combined therapy.
The ________ is an accessory organ of the digestive system that stores bile.
A. appendix B. gallbladder C. liver D. jejunum
When the nitrogen portion is split off from an amino acid, the residue is:
a. a fatty acid. b. ammonia. c. glycerol. d. a keto acid.