As a result of age-related changes, older adults have a reduced ability to absorb __________ that naturally occurs in foods, but they can absorb the synthetic variety, which is found in __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: vitamin B12; fortified breakfast cereal
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A. Fortified breakfast cereal is a nutrient-dense source of folate for pregnant women. B. Folate deficiency in pregnancy is associated with birth defects such as spina bifida. C. The RDA for folate increases by 50 percent. D. All of these statements are correct.
What is the approximate energy requirement of infants, in kcalories per kilogram body weight?
a. 25 b. 35 c. 75 d. 100
Wasting in the client with HIV is associated with all of the following except:
a. anorexia. b. malabsorption. c. chronic diarrhea. d. persistent vomiting.
A vitamin D deficiency in children is called:
a. pellagra. b. osteomalacia. c. rickets. d. scurvy.