Almeda's Skin Has Lost Some Flexibility and the Lens of Her

question 71

Multiple Choice

Almeda's skin has lost some flexibility and the lens of her left eye is beginning to cloud.She is concerned that the normally separate protein fibers that make up her body's connective tissue are forming bonds with one another.You can tell Almeda that she can reduce cross-linking by __________.

• A) eating a healthy diet
• B) decreasing her heart rate
• C) increasing her body fat
• D) moving less often

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Definitions:

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