What is the principal reason that information about fat on food labels of infant foods is intentionally omitted?
a. To prevent parents from restricting their infants' fat intake
b. Infants have a rapid growth rate and will adjust their overall food intake to meet their needs
c. By law, the fat content is uniformly set at 30% of total energy for all infant foods and therefore is not required to be listed
d. By law, the fat content must have equivalent amounts of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats to provide between 30 and 35% of total energy
a
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