The nurse would instruct an individual worried about developing iron deficiency anemia to avoid
a. citrus fruits.
b. leafy green vegetables.
c. poultry.
d. tea.
D
Tannates (in tea and coffee), carbonates, the chelating agent ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and the medicinal antacid magnesium trisilicate all hinder non-heme iron absorption.
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