Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
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ISBN: 9781133603184
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 10SC
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Whether the statement ‘ Type 1 diabetes is most often controlled by weight loss management’ is true or false.

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In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreatic cells are incapable of producing the hormone insulin. As a result, the blood glucose is not absorbed into the cells. For such patients insulin is given externally.

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