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Title: What is the safe level of alcohol consumption for pregnant women?
Post by: jyothi2603 on Mar 4, 2018
What is the safe level of alcohol consumption for pregnant women?
 A) 1 drink per day
  B) 3-5 drinks per week
  C) 2 drinks per day
  D) There is no known safe level of alcohol intake
  E) a, b

Q. 2

Where does the absorption of alcohol into the body take place?
 A) Liver
  B) Small intestine
  C) Stomach
  D) Brain
  E) b, c

Q. 3

The antioxidant substances contained in red wine, purple grape juice, and blue colored fruit juice decrease ____ and ____.
 A) body fat, hair loss
  B) blood pressure, wrinkles
  C) inflammation, artery plaque formation
  D) nutrient deficiencies, body odor

Q. 4

Which of the following nutrients is generally deficient in the diets of heavy drinkers?
 A) Vitamin A
  B) Vitamin C
  C) Vitamin B12
  D) All of the above

Q. 5

Which of the following is associated with alcohol abuse?
 A) Spouse abuse
  B) Homicides
  C) Drownings
  D) Child abuse
  E) All of the above

Q. 6

Which of the following diseases is associated with alcoholism?
 A) Throat, stomach, and bladder cancer
  B) Lung cancer
  C) Arthritis
  D) Sickle-cell anemia

Q. 7

Alcohol can lead to nutrient deficiencies because:
 A) alcohol accounts for about 50 of the daily caloric intake in heavy drinkers.
  B) a heavy drinker's diet often provides too little thiamin and vitamins A and C.
  C) alcohol is an empty-calorie food.
  D) alcohol in excess is directly toxic to body tissues.
  E) All of the above


Title: What is the safe level of alcohol consumption for pregnant women?
Post by: davis578 on Mar 4, 2018
Answer to #1

D

Answer to #2

E

Answer to #3

C

Answer to #4

D

Answer to #5

E

Answer to #6

A

Answer to #7

E