Ramone Is a Male Who Weighs 85 Kg

question 40

Multiple Choice

Ramone is a male who weighs 85 kg. He is concerned about the amount of acesulfame-K he is consuming by drinking one can of diet pop every day. You research his diet pop and find out that each can contains 13 mg of acesulfame-K. What would you tell Ramone?

• A)He is well below his Acceptable Daily Intake of 1 275 mg/d of acesulfame-K.
• B)He can drink one can per day because his Acceptable Daily Intake of acesulfame-K is 15 mg/d.
• C)He can drink up to three cans per day because his Acceptable Daily Intake of acesulfame-K is 40 mg/d.
• D)He should not be drinking any diet pop containing acesulfame-K because it can cause bladder tumours.

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