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. 2The leading cause of accidental ingestion fatalities among children is an overdose of:
a. iron.
b. vitamin D.
c. zinc.
d. niacin.
Q. 3If 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. 4Supplement 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. 5It 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. 6Nutrient 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.
Q. 7Large doses of St. John's wort decrease prolactin levels in women. This could potentially _____.
a. reduce oxytocin levels
b. cause breast milk to taste like maple syrup
c. cause a woman to become constipated
d. reduce breast milk supply
e. cause depression in some women
Q. 8_____ is a cofactor for many enzymes, but can cause brain-disease-like toxicity symptoms if inhaled in dust.
a. Copper
b. Magnesium
c. Molybdenum
d. Manganese