Statements on the Label of a Food or Dietary Supplement

question 15

Multiple Choice

Statements on the label of a food or dietary supplement about the substance's effect on a structure or function of the body are called:

• A)qualified health claims.
• B)structure-function claims.
• C)scientific evidence.
• D)unsupported claims.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, a key mechanism of evolution.

Mutation

A permanent alteration in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene, varying from a single base pair to large sections of a chromosome.

Scale of Nature

A historical concept proposing a hierarchical order of living organisms from simplest to most complex, often associated with pre-Darwinian theories of evolution.

Aristotle

An ancient Greek philosopher and polymath, whose extensive writings cover diverse subjects including physics, biology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, and politics, significantly influencing Western intellectual history.