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folubunmi

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A health magazine contacts you for your expert opinion on what measure best describes the amounts of nutrients that should be consumed by the population. How should you reply?
 
  a. The Dietary Reference Intakes, because they are a set of nutrient intake values for healthy people in the United States and Canada
  b. The Tolerable Upper Intake levels, because they are the maximum daily amount of a nutrient that appears safe for most healthy people
  c. The Estimated Average Requirements, because they reflect the average daily amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific function in half of the healthy people of a population
  d. The Recommended Dietary Allowances, because they represent the average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people.
  e. The Estimated Energy Requirement, because it represents what will maintain energy balance and good health in a person of a given age, gender, weight, height, and level of physical activity

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Before publication in a reputable journal, the findings of a research study must undergo scrutiny by experts in the field in a process known as ____.
 
  a. peer review
  b. cohort review
  c. research intervention
  d. double-blind examination
  e. peer replication



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A





 

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