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QuizMultiple Choice

Diets

Question 11 • PMHS Health Q2

An 18-year-old girl was taken to the hospital with high blood pressure and headaches. Doctors noticed that she looked very thin and discovered she had a heart problem. After talking with her, the doctor discovered that her symptoms were caused by dieting. Which type of diet would most likely cause these types of difficulties?

Answer
A
fasting diets
B
low-carbohydrate diets
C
diet pills
D
diuretics

Explanation

Diet pills, especially stimulant-based pills, can raise blood pressure and cause headaches. They can also strain the heart, which fits the symptoms described. Fasting and low-carbohydrate diets may cause other problems, but they are less directly associated with this combination of high blood pressure and heart difficulties.

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