1) List factors that increase risk for giving birth to an infant with a neural tube defect.
2) What is meant by false positive and false negative medical test results? How might
these tests be influenced by vitamin supplements?
3) During a prolonged fast, the brain
adapts to using 20-30 mg of glucose per minute
relies mostly on ketone bodies
is less reliant on glucose to function
all of the above
4) What steps can be taken to minimize the development and discomfort of nausea,
heartburn, and constipation during pregnancy?
5) Discuss factors that can override hunger and satiety.
6) What vitamins and minerals are most deficient in people living in poor countries, and
what are the consequences of these deficiencies?
7) Discuss the roles of the B vitamins in energy metabolism.
8) Discuss osteoporosis including a definition; how it develops; how age, sex,
hormones, and genetics affect it; how activity affects it; and what dietary interventions
can help prevent or treat osteoporosis.
9) What is meant by nitrogen balance? How does it differ among infants, adults, and
those who are injured or on weight-loss diets?