To promote a well-balanced diet, what information should the nurse who is helping the client select foods from the hospital menu take into account?
1. Vitamin supplementation can substitute for good nutrition.
2. Clients who cannot consume fat-soluble vitamins daily should be given a supplement.
3. Daily intake of water-soluble vitamins is essential to maintain and improve health.
4. All vitamins must be taken into the body by eating enriched foods.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Vitamin and mineral supplements should supplement a healthy diet; they are not substitutes.
Rationale 2: It is not necessary to consume fat-soluble vitamins daily to maintain good health.
Rationale 3: Daily intake of water-soluble vitamins is essential to promote a well-balanced diet and maintain and improve health.
Rationale 4: UV rays acquired through sunlight are a significant source of vitamin D.
Global Rationale: Daily intake of water-soluble vitamins is essential to promote a well-balanced diet and maintain and improve health. Vitamin and mineral supplements should supplement a healthy diet; they are not substitutes. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body. UV rays acquired through sunlight are a significant source of vitamin D.
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