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Which statement is true of a vegan diet?
 a. Very young children may not consume enough plant sources of protein to build and maintain bone and muscle tissue.
  b. A vegan woman always has excellent stores of nutrients needed for pregnancy.
 c. Research shows that vegan diets promote normal growth in children.
 d. Vegan children's daily protein requirement is less than meat-eating children's.
 e. Child-sized vegan servings are larger than adult-sized vegan servings.

Question 2

A woman who is on a vegan diet has become pregnant. What would be a health concern for her?
 a. She will need to increase her intake of soy products and seaweed to receive adequate B12.
  b. She may have difficulty gaining adequate weight during her pregnancy.
 c. She may have too high an iron intake because of the high iron levels in plant foods.
  d. Her diet will most likely be deficient in omega-6 fatty acids.
 e. She may enter pregnancy overweight and deficient in vitamin C and folate.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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