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What 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.

Question 2

Food energy is commonly expressed in kcalories and in ____.
 A) kilojoules
  B) thermal units
  C) fluence of energy
  D) newtons



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