What Does the Most Recent Evaluation of Research Studies Suggest

question 63

Multiple Choice

What does the most recent evaluation of research studies suggest about the effect of a high-protein diet on bone loss?

• A)High-protein diets cause bone loss in men and women.
• B)High-protein diets cause osteoporosis in older women.
• C)High-protein intake,with adequate calcium intake,does not cause bone loss.
• D)High-protein diets that are also high in calcium cause bone loss in children.

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Definitions:

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution or calculation, affecting the shape of the distribution.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a specified level of confidence.

Population Mean

The average of a set of characteristics (e.g., values or measurements) of every member in a population.

Sample Variance

A measure that quantifies the amount of variability or spread in a sample data set.