Use your knowledge of vitamins and nutritional therapy to determine the instructions that you must give a patient regarding therapy with nutritional supplements.
A. Nutritional supplements should be taken with meals to avoid gastrointestinal (GI) distress.
B. If pregnancy is suspected, the supplements should not exceed the recommended maximum daily amounts.
C. Extended-release formulations of vitamins should not be chewed or crushed.
D. All of these statements are correct.
Answer: D
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