Why do vegans need to take care to get enough dietary zinc?
a. Zinc is not widespread in plant foods
b. The vitamin C in plant foods hinders the absorption of zinc
c. The form of zinc in plants is less readily absorbed than the form in animals
d. Binders in plant foods may reduce zinc's availability to the body
d
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a. Amygdala b. Hippocampus c. Hypothalamus d. All of the above
A person genetically predisposed to a diet-related disease can do little to delay the onset of the disease.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Why is glucose homeostasis important? How is the body designed to maintain it?
What will be an ideal response?
Tonya is an overweight cigarette smoker. Which of the following risk factors would make it especially important for her to lose weight?
a. hypotension b. low LDL c. high HDL d. age over 45 years e. family history of heart disease.