Distinguish between marasmus and kwashiorkor. Explain the causes and consequences of each
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Marasmus is a disease of severe protein-calorie deficiency in early infancy. Growth
stops, body tissues waste away, and the infant eventually dies. Kwashiorkor is also
caused by a protein-calorie deficiency but is not as severe. The malnutrition in
kwashiorkor usually occurs after age 1. The protein deficiency makes the child more
vulnerable to the effects of other diseases such as diarrhea, influenza, and measles.
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In industrialized nations, studies confirm that
A) heredity accounts for excessive weight gain. B) obesity risk is greatest for individuals living in economically well-off households. C) parental feeding practices have little impact on childhood obesity. D) children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight.
What historic study led to the Belmont Report?
a. Long Island AIDS Study b. Tuskegee Syphilis Study c. Jefferson County Chlamydia Report d. Loving v. Virginia
State the probability value of alpha
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The ______ combines elements of Fisher’s significance tests and the Neyman–Pearson decision-making model.
a. Neyman model b. integrated c. Cohen model d. hybrid model