Author Question: Margaret Chen is a 73-year-old widow and mother of 3 adult children. She visits her physician due to ... (Read 257 times)

erika · **on:** Aug 21, 2018

Margaret Chen is a 73-year-old widow and mother of 3 adult children. She visits her physician due to decreased appetite, lethargy, weight loss, and a productive cough for the past 2 weeks. Her past medical history includes osteoporosis, sinusitis, respiratory infections, and smoking. The physician makes several recommendations for Margaret. What would be among these recommendations?
A) high-energy supplements
B) low-protein diet
C) extremely limited exercise
D) reduced fiber intake

Question 2

How does excess carbohydrate intake contribute to obesity?
A) It is efficiently converted to storage fat.
B) It spares oxidation of body fat and dietary fat.
C) It stimulates glucagon release, resulting in inhibition of fatty acid oxidation.
D) It stimulates pancreatic lipase secretion, which results in higher dietary fat absorption.