People with central-body obesity are more likely to develop ________ than people who do not have excess fat in the midsection of their bodies.
A. beriberi
B. elevated HDL cholesterol
C. type 2 diabetes
D. iron-deficiency anemia
Answer: C
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A. Vitamin B-6 is the least toxic of the B vitamins. B. Megadoses of vitamin B-6 can result in calcification of soft tissues. C. Women who take megadoses of vitamin B-6 are healthier than those who do not take such high doses the vitamin. D. Ingesting large doses of vitamin B-6 can cause nerve damage.
In the context of scientific research, correlation occurs when:
A) an alteration to one variable causes a change in another variable. B) study participants experience an effect of the treatment just because they believe that the treatment will work. C) two variables are clearly related, but one cannot be shown to cause the other. D) neither the study participants nor the scientists know the group to which the participants have been assigned.
One classification system used to categorize foods is "edible" versus "inedible.". In this classification, a Hindu vegetarian would consider chicken a. inedible
b. edible by animals, but not by me. c. edible by humans, but not by me. d. edible by humans, but not by my kind. e. edible by me.
Susan, age 42, has been burned over 30% of her body, including face, neck, arms, and chest, from a chemical explosion at work. ?
Nausea and vomiting have begun. What nursing interventions can be done to relieve or prevent further attacks?