The Dietary Guidelines for Americans

question 40

Multiple Choice

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans:

• A) provide a basis for federal food and nutrition education programs.
• B) are developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services every eight years.
• C) were created initially in 1990.
• D) provide guidance on how to avoid primarily infectious diseases.
• E) All of these are correct.

Deduce valid inferences from given premises involving class memberships and relationships.

Evaluate the capability of human beings in inferring implications of various normative statements.

Understand the logical equivalence of conditional expressions.

Identify and describe the fallacy of denying the antecedent.

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Definitions:

Contraceptives

Methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy as a result of sexual intercourse.

Vaginal Contraceptive Ring

A flexible, doughnut-shaped device inserted into the vagina that releases hormones to prevent pregnancy.

Tubal Ligation

A surgical procedure for sterilization in which a woman's fallopian tubes are clamped and sealed or severed and sealed, blocking the path of egg cells to the uterus.

Homosexual

A term referring to a sexual orientation where individuals are attracted to others of the same sex.