What type of oral iron supplement causes less GI distress?

a. heme iron polypeptides
b. ferrous gluconate
c. ferrous fumarate
d. ferrous sulfate
e. polysaccharides


a

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What will be an ideal response?

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A. limited to no more than 500 mg/day B. kept as low as possible, while eating a healthy diet C. between 300 and 600 mg/day D. limited to 2 eggs/day or 5 egg yolks/week

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