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In the 2008 cross-sectional Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, African American women had the highest median C-reactive protein levels. This means that:
 
  a. they were in risk of chronic heart disease.
  b. they had a reduced risk of chronic heart disease.
  c. they had genetic predisposition for a hormone that inhibits heart attacks.
  d. these individuals.react negatively to foods such as calcium.

Question 2

The accumulation of fatty substances in the blood vessels is called:
 
  a. arteriosclerosis c. thrombosis
  b. atherosclerosis d. cholesterol



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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