You are giving a talk on women's nutrition at a community center. A woman shares with the group how wonderful she is doing on a low carbohydrate diet and asks you to comment. You:
a. indicate that we do not have research on long-term effects of these diets and share current dietary recommendations
b. smile and say this may not be a diet for everyone but you seem to be doing well
c. inform the group low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should not be followed
d. thank the woman for her comments and go on with your discussion on women's nutrition
Answer: a. indicate that we do not have research on long-term effects of these diets and share current dietary recommendations
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