Intermittent feedings are best tolerated when administered as gastric instead of intestinal feedings because:
a. nutrient needs are better met.
b. the stomach better tolerates the higher volume of feedings.
c. the stomach controls a slower rate of delivery of formula into the intestine.
d. the volume of formula can be delivered continuously rather than in a bolus.
c
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