Your good friend asks you if there is any particular type of diet ...

[Mimi]

Your good friend asks you if there is any particular type of diet that you can recommend for her sister who has multiple sclerosis. You have taken a consumer nutrition course at your local community college. What can you tell her to do to get reliable nutrition information?

Question 2

Which statement about basal metabolism is true?
 a. It supports the voluntary but not the unconscious work that the body performs.
 b. It can be changed rapidly through vigorous exercise.
 c. It accounts for the smallest component of the average person's daily energy expenditure.
 d. It is directly controlled by the hormone thyroxine.
 e. It increases in response to malnutrition or fasting.

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Answer to Question 1

You could suggest that she check out the website of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (www.eatright.org) or the American Society for Clinical Nutrition for information. If she does not want to use the Internet, she could look in her phone book for registered dietitians in her area. If she cannot find this information on her own, she could ask her doctor for a referral to a registered dietitian. She may also be able to find reliable information online from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Answer to Question 2

d

[Mimi]

TYSM

[Alyson.hiatt@yahoo.com]

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