A physician has recommended a diet high in essential amino acids for a 3-year-old child. The child's parent wants to know why. What should a nurse reply?
A) Essential amino acids slow gastric emptying time.
B) Essential amino acids help maintain homeostasis.
C) Essential amino acids regulate nerve responses.
D) Essential amino acids maintain normal growth.
D
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The nurse should reply that essential amino acids are needed to maintain life and normal growth. Essential amino acids are not responsible for slowing down gastric emptying, maintaining homeostasis, or regulating nerve responses. Dietary fiber plays a role in slowing gastric emptying. Magnesium helps in the maintenance of homeostasis. Calcium helps in regulating nerve responses.
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