What are the roles of minerals in the body?
What will be an ideal response?
Minerals are chemical elements contained in many foods. Like vitamins, minerals serve many important roles, such
as regulating the breakdown of macronutrients, building bone, and transporting oxygen in the blood.
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All of the following are true regarding life expectancy in the United States EXCEPT:
a. life expectancy for females exceeds that of males. b. African American men have the shortest life expectancy. c. Caucasian men have the longest life expectancy. d. it varies by sex and race.
Before parenteral nutrition is discontinued, oral intake, tube feeding, or a combination should provide at least what proportion of the estimated energy needs?
a. 55% b. 60% c. 67% d. 82%
Characteristics of the promotion phase of cancer include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. unless corrected, it will lead to the progression phase. b. this phase takes place over a span of 5 to 7 years. c. large numbers of abnormal cells are produced during this phase. d. cells with altered DNA divide during this phase.
Basal metabolism accounts for what percentage of daily calorie needs for most people?
A) 10-20% B) 35-50% C) 60-75% D) 80-95%