Gina is a busy single mother. she works as a nurse\'s aide, and now that her son

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Gina is a busy single mother. she works as a nurse's aide, and now that her son is in grade school, she is training to be a registered nurse so can get a better job. During the week she takes her son to school and then goes to school herself. she works second shift 3pm to 11pm and gets home around midnight. Her parents live close by and are able to pick up her son from school, take care of him during the evening, feed him dinner and get him to bed. she does not have time to think about what is to eat during the week. She eats breakfast cereals for breakfast and dinner and usually eats fast food for lunch. On the weekends, she tries to prepare meals for herself and her son.She figures she will only be in school for a few years and for now she can get what she needs to keep herself healthy by taking a daily multivitamin.
1. Can Gina get all the vitamins she needs by taking a once a day vitamin pill?
2. How could Gina get more vitamins from food during the week?
3. Gina's friend has started selling a line of nutritional supplements and has been telling Gina that she should start using the vitamin supplements that she sells to help give her energy for her busy schedule. How can Gina decided if these vitamins would be helpful for her?

Explanation / Answer

1. Gina can get all the vitamins she need by taking a multi vitamin pill. Multivitamin/mineral (MVM) supplements contain a combination of vitamins and minerals, and sometimes other ingredients as well. Though they are not the replacement for food, but they can provide the vitamins required.

2.Gina can get more vitamins from foods if she adds fruits to her daily diet and avoid the fast foods during her lunch.Fast foods wouldnot do her much benefit as compared to green vegetables and fruits.

3. Multivitamin/mineral (MVM) supplements increases nutrient intake , promotes health and prevents chronic diseases.Taking an MVM increases nutrient intakes and helps people get the recommended amounts of vitamins and minerals when they cannot or do not meet these needs from food alone.

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