Which of the following is the best defense in preventing long-term complications of diabetes?
a. Maintain blood glucose at close to normal levels.
b. Avoid consuming concentrated sources of sugar and sweets.
c. Eat roughly the same amount of food at each meal.
d. Eat at roughly the same time each day.
Q. 2Which eating disorder is characterized by eating much more rapidly than normal and eating until feeling uncomfortably full, without compensatory behaviors?
a. Bulimia nervosa
b. Binge-eating disorder
c. Anorexia nervosa
d. Eating disorders not otherwise specified
Q. 3Prebiotic foods contain live bacterial cultures that colonize the colon and have health-promoting benefits.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4What large clinical trial provided evidence that maintaining blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible can prevent many of the long-term complications associated with type 1 diabetes?
a. NCEP
b. DCCT
c. DASH
d. NIDDK
Q. 5Which disordered eating behavior is the most prevalent?
a. Bulimia nervosa
b. Binge-eating disorder
c. Eating disorders not otherwise specified
d. Anorexia nervosa
Q. 6In the large intestine, slow, churning segmentation movements called haustral contractions help expose the undigested food residue to the absorptive (mucosal) lining of the colon.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 7Treatment of type 1 diabetes focuses on balancing _____ with a healthy diet and physical activity.
a. weight control
b. blood pressure control
c. insulin injections
d. glucose injections
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