The nurse is collecting a nutritional history on a 28- year-old female client with iron-deficiency...

(A) Eating chalk is not related to calcium and its absorption. (B) Poor nutritional habits may result in increased discomfort during premenstrual days, but this is not a primary reason for the client to stop eating chalk. Premenstrual discomfort has not been mentioned. (C) Iron is rendered insoluble and is excreted through the gastrointestinal tract. (D) There is no competition between the two nutrients.