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deesands · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

Apart from lowering dietary sodium intake, dietary changes that may help decrease high blood pressure include

a. decreasing intake of dairy products.
b. increasing intake of vegetable protein.
c. increasing intake of calcium and magne-sium.
d. replacing saturated fats with polyunsatu-rated fats.

Question 2

The regulation of dietary supplements falls to the FDA. Because dietary supplements are regulated as food, there is a vast difference between the regulation of supplements and the regulation of drugs. What is one major difference?

A) There is scientific proof of an optimum dosage.
B) There is scientific proof of the efficacy of the product.
C) Dosage is standardized among manufacturers.
D) There is no premarket testing to determine maximum safe dosage.

nyrave · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Dietary changes that may help decrease high blood pressure include increasing intake of calcium and magnesium. This could be accomplished by increasing, rather than decreasing, intake of dairy products. Intake of vegetable versus animal protein and replacing saturated fats with po-lyunsaturated fats do not decrease blood pressure, although these changes may have other health benefits.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Dietary supplement manufacturers do not have to prove their product is safe. They submit information to the FDA that supports their conclusion that reasonable evidence exists that the product is safe.