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RODY.ELKHALIL

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You see a new finding about nutrition reported in your local newspaper. Based on this information you would:
 a. decide that the information is factual.
 b. attribute it to media sensationalism.
 c. feel confident about changing your diet accordingly.
 d. wait to apply the findings until they have been repeated and confirmed by scientists.
  e. consider it misinformation.

Question 2

Scientists have developed a new type of margarine containing plant ingredients they think will lower blood cholesterol levels in people who use the margarine. They want to test this by having some people use the new margarine for a while and then compare their cholesterol levels with those of a group of people who use regular margarine. This is an example of what type of research design?
 a. epidemiological study
  b. case study
 c. intervention study
 d. laboratory study
 e. double-blind study



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

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