Which eating disorder is most characterized by an irrational fear of gaining weight or becoming obese?

a. Bulimia nervosa
b. Binge-eating disorder
c. Anorexia nervosa
d. Eating disorders not otherwise specified


c

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Clients who are on ventilators, are restrained, are comatose, or have a depressed gag reflex and are receiving tube feedings should have feeding tubes placed into the:

a. jejunum. b. stomach. c. ileum. d. duodenum.

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Select the most frequently used knife in the kitchen from the list below

a. butcher b. cleaver c. paring d. serrated e. chef's or French

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Body mass index (BMI) is defined as

A. a person's waist–to-hip ratio. B. the ratio of the fat mass to fat-free mass. C. a person's height divided by the square of their body weight. D. a person's body weight divided by the square of their height.

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Which of the following observations is an example of an inverse correlation?

A. Women who smoke 5 or more cigarettes each day during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to underweight babies than women who smoke fewer than 5 cigarettes a day during pregnancy. B. When population increases its daily consumption of whole grain products, the population's frequency of daily bowel movements increases. C. As a population's intake of foods that contain beta-carotene increases, the population's tissue levels of vitamin A increase. D. Children who consume 3 cups of vitamin D milk daily develop stronger bones than children who drink fewer than 3 cups of vitamin D milk each day.

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