Posted: October 10th, 2017

A clinic patient has a hemoglobin concentration of 10.8 g/dL

A clinic patient has a hemoglobin concentration of 10.8 g/dL and reports sticking to a strict vegetarian diet. Which of the follow nutritional advice is appropriate?

A. The diet is providing adequate sources of iron and requires no changes.
B. The patient should add meat to her diet; a vegetarian diet is not advised.
C. The patient should use iron cookware to prepare foods, such as dark-green, leafy vegetables and legumes, which are high in iron.
D. A cup of coffee or tea should be added to every mea