: Susan is a 26-year-old administrative assistant. She is very health conscious, has followed a low-fat vegan diet for the last five years, and has managed to keep her weight on the lean side. She hasn't ever felt that she needed to take dietary supplements of any kind until recently, when she began to experience bouts of fatigue. Then again, she and her husband Nick have been trying to start a
family over the last year. She decided to schedule a complete physical. Given Susan's diet regime, what vitamin might she have the most potential to be deficient in?
a. Thiamin
b. B6
c. Folate
d. B12
d
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