This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Discuss the ways in which drugs can affect food intake. ... (Read 65 times)

aabwk4

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 593
on: Aug 19, 2018
Discuss the ways in which drugs can affect food intake.

Question 2

The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are designed to meet nutrient intake needs for:
 A) men and women.
  B) healthy individuals.
  C) pregnant and lactating women.
  D) specific age groups.
  E) All of the above


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Carissamariew

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 359
Reply #1 on: Aug 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Some drugs can make food intake difficult or unpleasant: they may suppress the appetite, cause mouth dryness, alter the sense of taste, lead to inflammation or lesions in the mouth or gastrointestinal (GI) tract, or induce nausea or vomiting. Certain side effects of drugs, including abdominal discomfort, constipation, and diarrhea, may be worsened by food consumption.

Answer to Question 2

E


aabwk4

  • Member
  • Posts: 593
Reply 2 on: Aug 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

samiel-sayed

  • Member
  • Posts: 337
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).

Did you know?

Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.

Did you know?

More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.

Specific Drugs and their Potential for Dependence Specific Drugs and their Potential for Dependence
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Asthma and COPD Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Asthma and COPD
Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction
Food webs show feeding relationships and energy flow Food webs show feeding relationships and energy flow
Should Parents Make Their Own Baby Food? Should Parents Make Their Own Baby Food?
Food poisoning: Salmonella Food poisoning: Salmonella
Video: Types of energy transfer reactions: oxidation-reduction reactions and ATP generation reactions

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library