The nurse is explaining the nutritional differences between breast milk and formula to an expectant couple. The mother-to-be asks whether breast milk is nutritionally superior to formula. What should the nurse reply?
1. The vitamins and minerals in formula are more bioavailable to the infant.
2. There is no cholesterol in breast milk.
3. The only carbohydrate in breast milk is lactose.
4. The ratio of whey to casein proteins in breast milk changes to meet the nutritional needs of the growing infant.
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Explanation: 4. The ratio of whey to casein proteins in breast milk, unlike that in formula, is not static. It changes to meet the nutritional needs of the growing infant.
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