When selecting a vitamin-mineral supplement, choose one in which the nutrient levels are:

When selecting a vitamin-mineral supplement, choose one in which the nutrient levels are:
 
 a. at or very close to the RDA.
  b. all the same.
  c. at least 200 percent of the RDA.
  d. at least 300 percent of the RDA.

Q. 2

A breastfeeding mother asks you if alcohol can be eliminated from her breast milk by pumping immediately after drinking a few glasses of wine. What would you tell her?
 a. Yes; in fact, discarding your breast milk is a good thing to do if you would like to drink while breastfeeding.
  b. Yes; pumping will help, but you need to pump for the next 24 hours and discard any milk that you collect.
  c. No; your breast milk will still contain alcohol; you will need to wait 1 hour per alcoholic beverage and then pump the milk and discard it to be safe.
  d. No; the alcohol will still be in the breast milk and will clear from the milk as soon as it clears from the blood stream: roughly 2 to 3 hours per drink for a 120-pound woman.
  e. No; alcohol cannot be removed from breastmilk; if she wishes to breastfeed, she must eliminate her alcohol consumption.

Q. 3

The leading cause of accidental ingestion fatalities among children is an overdose of:
 
 a. iron.
  b. vitamin D.
  c. zinc.
  d. niacin.

Q. 4

If a 110-lb nursing woman (50 kg) wants to drink alcohol, how many cans of beer (15 g alcohol/12 oz.) can this woman drink and stay within the Institute of Medicine's alcohol recommendations?
 a. 0
  b. 1
  c. 2
  d. 3
  e. 4

Q. 5

Supplement users are more likely to have excessive intakes of:
 
 a. the B vitamins.
  b. iron, zinc, vitamin A, and niacin.
  c. vitamins A, D, E, and K.
  d. calcium, iron, vitamin C, and thiamin.

Q. 6

It will take approximately _____ hour(s) to eliminate the alcohol in one glass of wine from a 120-pound nursing woman.
 a. <1
 b. 2 to 3
 c. 4 to 5
 d. 6 to 7
 e. 12 or more

Q. 7

Nutrient supplements in amounts consistent with the RDA should be taken in all of the following circumstances except:
 
 a. when your energy intake is low.
  b. when you are a vegan.
  c. when you have an illness that takes away your appetite.
  d. when you depend primarily on grocery-store foods.