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Haya94

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What modern day practice helps prevent an inadequate production of thyroid hormones?
 
  a. fluoride in drinking water
  b. processed sugar
 c. iodized salt
 d. artificial sweeteners

Question 2

Why do humans suffer from sleepiness, decreased muscle activity, and decreased sex drive during illness?
 
  a. The illness suppresses nearly all brain activity.
 b. The virus saps the organism's energy and uses it to attack the body.
 c. They are useful ways of conserving energy while the body is attacking the illness.
  d. An illness decreases blood flow to the brain and muscles.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

c



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