The nurse is instructing a client on the purpose of eating indigestible carbohydrates such as fiber. These undigestible carbohydrates are used to:
1. make fat.
2. thin the blood.
3. provide bulk to the stool.
4. help with digestion of meals.
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These indigestible compounds provide bulk to the stool and assist in the process of elimination. Indigestible carbohydrates do not make fat, thin the blood, or help with the digestion of meals.
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a. 5th percentile and above the 95th percentile. b. 10th percentile and above the 90th percentile. c. 15th percentile and above the 85th percentile. d. 20th percentile and above the 80th percentile.
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