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Caiter2013

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Which of the following is a feature of zinc nutrition in the elderly?
 
  a. Zinc intake is insufficient in older people.
  b. Excess zinc from supplements blunts the taste buds.
  c. Zinc deficiency stimulates the appetite for high-fat foods.
  d. Most medications affect zinc excretion but not absorption.
  e. Excess zinc increases the risk of pneumonia.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of nutrition and cataract formation?
 
  a. Obese and lean people have the same risk for cataracts.
  b. Adequate intakes of biotin and inositol seem to delay the onset of cataract formation.
  c. Nutrition seems to play little, if any, role in the onset of cataracts.
  d. Vitamin C supplements in doses of 1,000 mg for several years appear to raise the risk for cataracts.
  e. Antioxidant supplements appear to slow the progression of cataracts.


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xMRAZ

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


Caiter2013

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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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