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Why is it recommended that overweight children not follow a low-kcalorie diet?

You are speaking with a pregnant mother who says she will be returning to work soon after having her baby and she will not be able to breastfeed. She tells you since she can’t breastfeed long-term she might as well not attempt breastfeeding and give her baby formula immediately after he/she is born. What information could you share with this expecting mother?

If a lactating woman’s diet is poor, her milk _______.

Older adults face a greater risk of vitamin D deficiency than young people due to ________.

Zinc deficiency leads to what type of physical symptom in older adults?

The number of extra kcalories per day needed to produce a normal supply of milk during the first 6 months of lactation is approximately:

An adequate calcium intake throughout life helps protect against ________.

What is the name given to the ingestion of nonnutritive substances? 

A 26 year-old female is a strict vegan and does not consume calcium-rich plant foods nor supplements of calcium. Which of the following is most responsible for maintaining her blood calcium levels in the normal range? 

Which of the following is a major function of chloride?