91.Which of the following is an iron-rich breakfast for a vegetarian?

a.leavened bread with strawberry jam and rice milk

b.unleavened bread with apricot jam and rice milk

c.cream of wheat and orange juice

d.oatmeal with blackstrap molasses and apple juice

92.Increasing the consumption of which of the following foods would most likely benefit a child diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia?

a.milk

b.red meat

c.fresh fruits

d.yellow vegetables

93.In Canada, iron is currently added to which of the following foods?

a.milk and cheese

b.breads and cereals

c.peanut butter and jellies

d.orange juice and tomato juice

94.A  normal, healthy young adult woman loses an average of 2 mg/day of iron from the body. Approximately what minimum amount should she consume from the diet to prevent negative iron balance?

a.2 mg/day

b.5 mg/day

c.11 mg/day

d.19 mg/day

95.Which of the following is the most effective and least costly strategy for preventing an iron deficiency?

a.Consume iron supplements at a level 2–3 times the RDA.

b.Switch to iron cooking utensils and eat 4 servings of red meat daily.

c.Eat small amounts of citrus products and increase intake of low-fat milk.

d.Eat small quantities of meat, fish, and poultry frequently together with liberal amounts of vegetables and legumes.

96.Which of the following foods provides the greatest amount of iron per serving?

a.broccoli

b.skim milk

c.clams

d.cheddar cheese

97.Which of the following would represent a source of possible iron contamination?

a.an iron frying pan

b.an iron chelate

c.a ferric iron supplement

d.a ferrous iron supplement

98.Which of the following is a common example of iron contamination in the diet?

a.Using an iron skillet to scramble eggs can triple their iron content.

b.Cooking acidic foods in a copper pot can extract chelate iron from the pot.

c.Simmering acidic foods in glass dishes leads to leaching of iron salts from the glass.

d.Cooking leafy vegetables in a galvanized pot leads to a 6-fold increase in iron content.

99.Which of the following has been shown to improve absorption of iron from iron supplements?

a.taking them with milk

b.taking them with orange juice

c.taking them on an empty stomach rather than with meals

d.taking them in the form of the ferric salt rather than the ferrous salt

100.Why is taking vitamin C ineffective at enhancing iron absorption from standard iron supplements?

a.The iron in the supplement is in a chelated form.

b.The iron in the supplement is already in the ferrous form.

c.The iron in the supplement binds irreversibly with vitamin C.

d.The iron supplement already contains MFP to enhance absorption.