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rmenurse

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Leptin therapy for obesity has the attractive feature of not just increasing metabolism and reducing fat but also ___.
 
  a. reducing diabetes risk
  b. resetting the BMR to an optimal point
  c. sparing lean body mass
  d. having an anti-Alzheimer's effect

Question 2

Surprisingly, the number of people who die each year due to inhalation of second-hand smoke is ___ the deaths due to heroin and cocaine combined.
 
  a. 50 of
  b. Equal to
  c. Twice
  d. 9-10 times


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elizabethrperez

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


rmenurse

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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