Self-reported average energy intake of 2,640 calories for men and 1,785 calories per day for women is within current USDA recommendations. However, since the majority of men and women in the U.S. are overweight or obese, many are eating more calories than they require.
1. diastema-a gap or vacant space between two teeth. opening, gap-an open or empty space in or between things; there was a small opening between the trees; the explosion made a gap in the wall.
The diaphragm is a muscle that separates the chest (thoracic) and abdominal cavities and is controlled by the phrenic nerve. Diaphragmatic paralysis, whether it occurs in one or both sides of the diaphragm, is uncommon. In patients where one side of the diaphragm is paralyzed, the paralysis occurs in the left and right side with equal frequency.