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Category - Nutrition Care

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Dietary treatment of sickle-cell anemia includes:
  1. Increasing intake of iron-fortified cereals
  2. Increasing vitamin C sources to promote iron absorption
  3. Decreasing folic acid intake
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: D - Sickle-cell anemia is not treated with any of the dietary interventions listed. Iron stores are high in sickle-cell anemia, so that intake of iron-rich foods and vitamin C to promote iron absorption need to be reduced. Folic acid intake is often increased due to increased red blood cell production that is characteristic of the disease.
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