A new mother is breastfeeding her infant.The nurse asks the mother if she is getting the correct amounts of dietary reference intakes.Which statement from the mother indicates a correct understanding of dietary guidelines?

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When the mother said "recommended dietary allowance," it indicated that she knew about the RDAs and the adequate intakes indicates she knew about the AI.In 1997 the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences,in partnership with Health Canada,initiated dietary reference intakes (DRIs)in response to the increased public use of nutritional supplements.There are four components to the DRIs: estimated average requirement (EAR),recommended dietary allowances (RDAs),adequate intakes (AIs),and tolerable upper intake levels (ULs).Saying,"I am not concerned about dietary guidelines" or "taking vitamin according to the television advertisements" and "eating whatever I want" does not indicate a correct understanding of the DRIs.

A New Mother Is Breastfeeding Her Infant