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◉ The Dietary Reference Intakes may be used to ____.
a. assess adequacy of only vitamins and minerals
b. plan and evaluate diets for healthy people
c. assess adequacy of all required nutrients
d. diagnose diet-related disorders
e. treat people with diet-related disorders
Answer:
◉ Which statement is true of nutrient intakes?
a. Higher intakes are always safer than lower intakes.
b. A typical intake falling between the RDA and the EAR is almost
always adequate.
c. Intakes below the EAR decrease risk of deficiency.
d. Intakes above the UL put an individual at risk of toxicity.
e. Intakes above the RDA are required to be safe.
Answer:
, ◉ Nutrition habits and disease trends are assessed for a large
population. After the data are analyzed, the researchers find that
older adults who are physically active have lower blood pressure
than inactive adults. They also find that physically active adults eat
more fruits and vegetables than inactive adults. This type of study is
a:
a. Group of answer choices
b. clinical trial
c. Epidemiological study
d. case control
e. double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Answer:
◉ Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method?
a. A conclusion will be drawn if the data supports the original
hypothesis.
b. The researcher makes an observation of a phenomenon.
c. The researcher collects and analyzes data that will either support
or reject d. the theory.
e. The experiment must be repeatable so other researchers can
obtain similar results.