There is much debate regarding the need for consumers to take vitamin and/or min

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There is much debate regarding the need for consumers to take vitamin and/or mineral supplements. Present an argument for why you think a client (female who is 60 y/o and has no medical history, has no current medical problems, and takes no medications) SHOULD or SHOULD NOT consume vitamin and mineral supplements to prevent disease.

Answer the following questions to frame your answer:

1. What factors may be driving a consumer’s desire to take a supplement?

2. Other than the medical history listed above, what additional types of information would you gather about this client to determine her need for a supplement?

3.List the points you would include as part of your nutrition education plan for this client? Prompt: Are supplements superior to vitamins naturally found in foods? Why or why not? What risks are associated with them? Can we get proper nutrition from eating food alone?

Explanation / Answer

Women over 60 should think twice before popping vitamins. According to a study published in an article in the Archives of Internal Medicine, popping vitamins and minerals in women over 60 is harmful. According to consumer reports the claim that consuming multivitamin is good for heath is baseless.

1.Thus a consumer’s desire to take a supplement is based on a false notion that consuming multivitamins is good for heath.

2.Other than the medical history the additional factors that are required determine her needs for a supplement are:

3.The points one should include as part of our nutrition education plan for this client are:

Vitamins found in food naturally are superior as they are different chemically and structurally from the commonly found in formula vitamins. The risks are associated with these Vitamins is that they are not compatible with the body like the natural vitamins. Thus we get proper nutrition if we eat a balanced diet.

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