Imagine That You Are a Nutritional Scientist Who Has Been

question 54

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are a nutritional scientist who has been given the job to create a national food guide.You test the food guide,using simulated menus based on the national food supply,and find that after multiple attempts it is not possible to create a food guide that meets the populations' requirement for a certain nutrient.It is apparent that the national food supply does not contain foods that are high in this nutrient.What is your best course of action?

• A)Add a recommendation to the food guide that people take a supplement of the nutrient.
• B)Disregard the results;since only one nutrient is a problem,it is unimportant.
• C)Add a recommendation to the food guide that people eat foods that are high in the nutrient.
• D)Organize a committee of scientists to review the literature and to determine a new EAR for the nutrient.

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