The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) recommends that
women who are pregnant or nursing
A) use herbs only with physician approval.
B) supplement folate intake with ginger for enhanced absorption.
C) avoid herbs entirely.
D) take daily doses of Echinacea to enhance immune function.
Q. 2Which of the following practices would NOT decrease the risk of developing a vitamin D
deficiency?
A) Expose the skin when the sun is high in the sky (between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM).
B) Put on sunscreen only after the skin has had its daily dose of sunlight.
C) Consume a diet that provides at least 600 IU of vitamin D per day.
D) Consume at least four glasses of fluoridated water each day.
Q. 3Which of the following plant sources of calcium has the lowest bioavailability?
A) kale B) broccoli C) spinach D) turnip greens
Q. 4Who is responsible for determining the safety and efficacy of any dietary supplement?
A) the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
B) the manufacturer of the supplement
C) the U.S. attorney general
D) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Q. 5A goiter can result from
A) excess dietary chromium. B) choline supplementation.
C) cretinism. D) too much or too little iodine in the diet.
Q. 6The words standardized, certified, and verified on an herbal supplement label
A) identifies the product as approved by the FDA.
B) are not legally recognized definitions for supplements and are no guarantee of product
quality.
C) indicates that the producer has followed U.S.P. standards.
D) guarantee that the product does not contain lead.
Q. 7A vitamin D deficiency in childhood may result in which disease characterized by inadequate
mineralization of the skeleton?
A) rickets B) osteoporosis C) kyphosis D) osteomalacia
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