Although the global incidence of HIV infection has been declining ...

[tingc95]

Although the global incidence of HIV infection has been declining in recent years, its prevalence continues to be highest in ____.
 A) sub-Saharan Africa
  B) the United Arab Emirates
  C) northern Africa
  D) southeast Asia

Question 2

Calculate the amount of iron required for a woman of childbearing age, showing amounts of iron lost and how it is replaced. How does this compare with a woman of childbearing age who is also a vegetarian?

[vboyd24]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

People lose about 1.0 mg of iron per day. Additionally, women of childbearing age would lose about 0.5 mg of iron per day over the course of a month. In total, women of childbearing age should replace 1.5 mg of iron per day to avoid a deficit. Because only about 18 percent of iron consumed is absorbed, we would take 1.5  0.18 to determine that a total of 8 mg of iron must be consumed daily to prevent a net dietary loss of iron. For a vegetarian woman of childbearing age, however, the dietary intake is 1.8 times higher for vegetarians, so take 8 mg  1.8 to determine that these women will need a total of 14 mg of iron daily to avoid a net dietary loss of iron.

[tingc95]

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