Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 11, Problem 10SC
Smoking powerfully raises the risk for CVD in men and women in all of the following ways except
a. decreasing the heart's workload.
b. making blood clots more likely.
c. directly damaging the heart with toxins.
d. raising the blood pressure.
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Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 11 - Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM)...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2RQCh. 11 - Prob. 3RQCh. 11 - Prob. 1CTCh. 11 - Prob. 2CTCh. 11 - Prob. 1SCCh. 11 - Prob. 2SCCh. 11 - A healthy digestive system defends against...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4SCCh. 11 - Prob. 5SC
Ch. 11 - Prob. 6SCCh. 11 - Prob. 7SCCh. 11 - Prob. 8SCCh. 11 - Men suffer more often from heart attacks than...Ch. 11 - Smoking powerfully raises the risk for CVD in men...Ch. 11 - Which of the following minerals may help to...Ch. 11 - Prob. 12SCCh. 11 - Prob. 13SCCh. 11 - Prob. 14SCCh. 11 - Prob. 15SCCh. 11 - Prob. 16SCCh. 11 - Prob. 17SCCh. 11 - Prob. 18SCCh. 11 - Prob. 19SCCh. 11 - Prob. 20SC
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