Question: Having psychological counseling and taking St. John’s wort to improve mood

Answer: Which of the following practices is an example of integrative health care

Question: make observations

Answer: A group of registered dietitian nutritionists is planning to conduct a scientific study to investigate the effects of eating honey on school-age children’s behavior. At first, the researchers will ________.

Question: Submitting an article describing the results of the study to a peer-reviewed journal

Answer:

Question: retrospective

Answer: A group of nutrition researchers interviews 100 adults who have chronic high blood pressure to determine whether there is an association between consuming diets low in calcium during adolescence and developing high blood pressure in adulthood. This study is an example of a ____ study.

Question: epidemiological

Answer: A group of scientists would like to determine lifestyle factors that are associated with the development of asthma among American children. Based on this information, the researchers should design a (an) _____ study.

Question: cannot determine cause-and-effect relationships

Answer: Generally, epidemiological studies ________.

Question: anecdote

Answer: Zack takes 500 mg of vitamin C daily. He advises his friends to take vitamin C supplements because, he claims, the vitamin protects him from cold viruses. His claim about the usefulness of the vitamin is an ____

Question: compare findings of the control group with those of the experimental group

Answer: Having a control group enables researchers to ________.

Question: “All ingredients in this product have been scientifically tested and clinically proven”

Answer: The host of a radio program makes a “red flag” claim about a nutrition-related product, because the claim is generally an indication that the information about the product is unreliable. The radio program host said, ________.

Question: A physician who hosts a popular TV show makes several nutrition-related claims during one of the programs. Which of the doctor’s claims is a “red flag” of unreliable information?

Answer: Kava cures migraine headaches.