It Can Be Argued That a Functional Nutrition Assessment Will

question 16

Multiple Choice

It can be argued that a functional nutrition assessment will better identify why a patient is losing weight because:

• A)it uses more advanced body composition techniques.
• B)it includes assessment of gastrointestinal function.
• C)tumor necrosis factor is used as a marker of weight loss.
• D)it uses prealbumin rather than albumin for analysis.

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Definitions:

Bulimia Nervosa

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Prevalence

The proportion or number of individuals within a specified population who have a particular disease or condition at a given time.

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by purging to prevent weight gain, leading to serious physical and psychological consequences.

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