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james

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If you engage in a diet and exercise program, you should repeat body composition measurements about ____ to monitor changes in lean and fat tissue.
 a. once a week
 b. once a month
 c. every 3 months
  d. every 6 months
  e. once a year

Question 2

Summarize the use of marijuana as medicine.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

A growing number of states have passed voter referenda or legislative actions making marijuana available to smoke for a variety of medical conditions upon a doctor's recommendation. There is limited scientific evidence supporting the use of cannabis or cannaboid drugs as a medical therapy. A recent comprehensive meta-analysis of clinical trials of medical marijuana found some benefits for relieving nausea and vomiting related to chemotherapy, specific pain syndromes, and spasticity from multiple sclerosis.



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