Mrs. Brown is 55 years old and 5 ft. 3 in. tall, with a medium frame. She reports having lost 20 pounds in the last 6 months and now weighs 130 pounds. She eats 2 meals a day and is complaining that food has lost its taste, and when she eats, she feels something sticking in her throat, pain, and discomfort; she has ill-fitting dentures that she does not wear very often. Mrs. Brown is at risk of nutritional deficiency due to:
a. her current BMI.
b. involuntary weight loss.
c. problems with dentures.
d. All of the above
e. b and c only
e
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