Low-carbohydrate diets that produce ketones allow a weight loss that:
a. may be related to a long-term loss of appetite.
b. represents loss of body fat and salvage of body protein.
c. results from loss of large quantities of body fluids and minerals.
d. is a greater and longer sustained weight loss than on other diets.
c
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a. LDL b. VLDL c. chylomicrons d. HDL
What formula would be most appropriate for a patient who is diabetic?
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