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Starlight

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Is a chronic disease such as diabetes determined by our genes or by our lifestyle?

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Shelly is consuming  15 mg of iron daily. She needs several mg more to meet her needs. Which of the following food choices would provide the highest bioavailability of iron and help her meet her needs?
 a. Lean beef
  b. Spinach
  c. Legumes
  d. Fortified cereal
  e. a and d
  f. All of the above


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
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Lifestyle can influence the development of diabetes. Case in point: The National Institutes of Health has been studying the Pima Indians living in both the U.S. (Arizona) and Mexico for the last thirty years. Despite the fact that both have similar genetics, only those living in the United State's obesogenic environment (abundant food supply, reduced physical activity, large portions, and readily available calorically-dense foods) developed diabetes. The Mexican Pima Indians still live in a remote area of Mexico and continue to consume a diet and live a lifestyle similar to those of 100 years ago.

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