The RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowances) for nutrients are generally ____
a. the maximum amounts that average people need
b. more than twice as high as anyone needs
c. designed to prevent deficiency diseases in half the population
d. designed to be adequate for almost all healthy people
e. the same for all ages for all nutrients
d
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In the history of Africans in the U.S., the legal enslavement period began in a. 1816
b. 1619. c. 1769. d. 1517. e. 1599.
TW is a 45 yo M who presents to the hospital with candidiasis, malaise, and diarrhea. He reports that he finally came into the hospital because he has had diarrhea for over 4 weeks and is just "sick and tired.". He cannot eat very much because of the "sores in my mouth.". He doesn't know how much weight he has lost in total but it has been at least 30# since he was at the outpatient clinic last
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