A Patient Asks How She Can Consume Optimal Amounts of Folate

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient asks how she can consume optimal amounts of folate, because she is trying to get pregnant. The nurse will advise this patient to do what?

• A) Eat foods naturally high in folate.
• B) Stop worrying, because folate is present in many foods.
• C) Take synthetic folate on an empty stomach.
• D) Take synthetic folate in addition to foods high in folate.

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