Question

1. choose the best answer.

a 3 - ounce portion of meat is about the size of ____.
the palm of your hand
one cupped hand
the end of your thumb
two cupped hands

1. choose the best answer.

salty foods can cause ____ inside the body.
fluid retention
fluid starvation
insulin starvation
dehydration

Explanation:

• For question 17: A 3 - ounce portion of meat is commonly compared to the palm of the hand. A cupped hand (one or two) is more for measuring volume of something like rice or vegetables, and the end of the thumb is a much smaller portion (about 1 - ounce for a thumb - tip in some portion - size analogies).
• For question 18: Salty foods contain sodium. Sodium attracts water. When there is excess sodium in the body (from salty foods), the body holds onto more water to dilute that sodium, which is called fluid retention. Fluid starvation is not a real term in this context. Insulin starvation is related to diabetes and lack of insulin (not salt). Dehydration is the opposite of what salty foods cause in the short - term (although excessive salt intake over a long - term without enough water can have other negative effects, but the immediate effect is fluid retention as the body tries to balance the sodium levels).

Answer:

1. the palm of your hand
2. fluid retention