5. Tracy is a 20-year old college student that has started a new diet to lose weight. She has sworn off meat and bread. She eats some vegetables like lettuce and corn but avoids potatoes and spinach. She drinks plenty of milk because she thinks it is a good protein source. She doesn’t like oranges or orange juice. Lately she has been feeling tired andher friends have told her she looks pale. She finally goes to the doctor and her blood work shows small (microcytic) red blood cells that appear paler than normal. What vitamin/mineral is she deficient in? Name 2 foods you could recommend to help prevent this deficiency

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Based on the diet pattern symptoms and diagnostic tests Tracy is suffering from hypochromic microc... View the full answer