What describes an appropriate nutrition intervention for a patient following gastric surgery?

A. instruct the patient to lie down after eating
B. increase progression to solid food to avoid dumping syndrome
C. reduce intake from six meals per day to three
D. supplement with folate and vitamin B6
E. advise the patient to consume liquids with meals


Answer: A

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