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nelaaney

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Iron is absorbed best when:
 a. you take a separate iron supplement (not in a multi-vitamin).
  b. you have a higher need for iron.
  c. you eat meat, poultry, or fish.
  d. all of the above
  e. b and c only

Question 2

During pregnancy, as the dose of iron _____ the amount of iron absorbed from supplements _____.
 a. decreases/ increases
  b. increases/ decreases
  c. doubles/ triples
  d. triples/ doubles


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matt95

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b


nelaaney

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Reply #2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 20, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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