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Which of the following is a correct statement about soda consumption?

Peak bone mass is reached at approximately ____ years of age.

All women of child-bearing age are advised to get adequate folate to prevent cases of ____.

Sharon is an 18-year-old college student who drinks soda at lunch, at dinner, and with snacks. You notice that she rarely drinks milk and suggest that she start because the calcium recommendation for someone 9 to 18 years of age is ____.

Which hormone raises levels of glucose in the blood by signaling to the liver to break down glycogen stores?

The main function of vitamin D is ____.

What helps keep the body from consuming its vital tissues for energy in a prolonged diet or starvation?

Tom runs for his school’s track team. He weighed himself before and after his race and found he had lost 2 pounds. Approximately how much water loss does this represent?

Twins raised by adoptive parents tend to have body shapes similar to their biological parents. This supports which theory of obesity?

The more fit a muscle is, the ____ it can burn for energy when oxygen is present.