After reading “Dietitians use and recommend dietary supplements: report of a survey” by Dickinson, et al., discuss whether or not you would recommend dietary supplements to a client of yours that has complete access to a healthy diet, but instead chooses to eat unbalanced meals. Would you suggest he/she fill in the nutritional gaps with supplements or with his/her food choices instead? Explain why. How would your client’s digestive tract likely respond to your recommendations (i.e. What enzymes would be active? Which digestive organs would be most active?
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