Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury - Multiple Choice Questions - Learn & Prevent

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What is the significance of chemicals that are stored in body fat?

  1. They are immediately toxic

  2. They pose a risk when fat is mobilized

  3. They are rapidly excreted

  4. They enhance metabolic processes

The correct answer is: They pose a risk when fat is mobilized

Body fat serves as a storage site for chemicals that can pose a risk when they are mobilized. These chemicals can include pollutants, pesticides, and other toxic substances that may enter our bodies through food, air, or water. When our body breaks down fat for energy, these chemicals may also be released into our bloodstream, potentially causing harm to our organs and tissues. This is why it is important to limit our exposure to harmful chemicals and maintain a healthy body weight to prevent the release of these stored substances. The other options are incorrect because A) Chemicals stored in body fat are not immediately toxic as they are being stored and not active in the body until released. C) These chemicals may not be rapidly excreted as they are being stored in fat and may take longer to eliminate from the body. D) These chemicals stored in body fat do not enhance metabolic processes,

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