Dietary calcium needs of pregnant women are
a. higher than for nonpregnant women to form the fetal skeleton.
b. higher than for nonpregnant women be-cause intestinal absorption decreases.
c. the same as for nonpregnant women be-cause intestinal absorption increases.
d. lower than for nonpregnant women be-cause calcium metabolism is more effi-cient.
C
Pregnant women need the same amount of dietary calcium as nonpregnant women because in-creased intestinal absorption compensates for the increased needs to form the fetal skeleton.
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