Vignette #2 Maggie is a 34-year-old mother of two children. She was told by her physician that she needs her gallbladder removed. Maggie panics and calls her mother saying, “Mom, I can’t believe this!!! How am I going to live without my gallbladder? You have to have a gallbladder to survive, and the doctor wants to remove it!” Her mother tells her to calm down and that an individual cannot live without a liver but can live without a gallbladder, Where in the digestive process does bile aid with digestion?

The National School Lunch program is designed to follow the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to provide at least ____ of the child’s nutritional requirements for the day.

Which individual is probably least susceptible to iron-deficiency anemia?

________ causes muscles to relax after contractions, helps tooth enamel to retain calcium, and is found in nuts, dark green vegetables, seafood, and chocolate.

The liver can metabolize _____ ounce(s) of alcohol per hour.

One of the functions of vitamin C in the body is ______.

______ helps maintain the strong acidity in the stomach and the appropriate balance of acids and bases in the blood.

Which is not a body function that copper is involved in?

________are due to spasms in the muscle at the base of the lungs.

Vignette #2 Juan and Rosa are in their late 20s, and both have parents who are experiencing a loss of vitality. Juan’s mom has a curved back, and Rosa’s mother is obese. Juan’s dad has developed depression and Rosa’s father has macular degeneration. Juan and Rosa have many questions about how to avoid these conditions in their future if possible. Let’s answer these questions to see if we can help them. Juan is overweight already and Rosa is concerned that if he doesn’t lose weight, he will eventually have heart disease. What steps should Juan take to minimize this risk?