The heart disease that is prevalent in regions of China where the soil and foods lack selenium is called ____________________
What will be an ideal response?
Keshan disease
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Which of the following is FALSE regarding iron nutrition in pregnancy?
a. The mineral is conserved during this period b. Absorption of the mineral increases due to higher blood transferrin c. Most women enter pregnancy with adequate stores of the mineral d. Stores of the mineral are transferred to the fetus even with low dietary intake
The most common cause of chronic kidney disease is:
a. diabetes. b. infectious diseases. c. genetic disorders. d. inflammatory diseases.
Which of the following foods is not a common source of food-borne pathogens?
A. Unpasteurized milk B. Egg custard C. White bread D. Potato salad
Before a hypothesis becomes a scientific finding, what has to occur?
a. Debate, presentation of opposing views, and generalization b. Experimentation, data collection, and interpretation of data c. Meta-analysis, summary, and proponent arguments d. Peer review, delineation of pros and cons, preparation of a bibliography