When answering a client's questions regarding nutritional supplements, what is an appropriate response by the nurse?
1. Most people obtain the necessary nutrients through their normal diet.
2. Dietary supplements are essential to maintain health.
3. Organic foods are higher in vitamins and minerals.
4. Vitamins and minerals are necessary to increase energy levels.
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Rationale 1: Although aggressive marketing often leads clients to believe that dietary supplements are essential to maintain health, most people obtain all necessary nutrients through their normal diet.
Rationale 2:Dietary supplements are essential to maintain health is incorrect because most people obtain enough through their diet.
Rationale 3: Organic foods do not necessarily contain a higher concentration of vitamins or minerals than do nonorganic foods.
Rationale 4:Vitamins and minerals are necessary to increase energy levels is incorrect because they cannot increase energy levels.
Global Rationale: Although aggressive marketing often leads clients to believe that dietary supplements are essential to maintain health, most people obtain all necessary nutrients through their normal diet.
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