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A patient is on a 2,000-kcal diet but is meeting only 80 percent of his total energy need. Which of the following food items could provide adequate kcal for the remaining 20 percent?

Megadoses of niacin can cause:

Modern surgical procedures to treat obesity include all of the following except:

Which hormone assists in metabolism by stimulating the conversion of glycogen to glucose in muscle, increasing the amount of glucose available?

Heme iron is found only in animal foods.

Explain why you may have iron deficiency that may not be diagnosed from a usual blood test.

Food labels list the quantity of protein per serving in:

The normal boiling point (1 atm or 760 mmHg) of ether is 307.8 K. Calculate the temperature at which its vapor pressure is exactly half of that at its normal boiling point. The heat of vaporization (ΔHvap) for ether is 26.69 kJ/mol. Round to whole number for answer. (R = 8.314 J/K × mol)

The lipoprotein that is commonly referred to as “bad cholesterol” is _____.

Cells that build bone are ____.