If a patient takes adequate calories but has low diet variety, what is the main risk?
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Correct answer: Micronutrients and fibre may be low
Adequate calories indicate sufficient energy intake, but they do not guarantee a nutritionally adequate diet. A monotonous diet may provide too little iron, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, other micronutrients, or dietary fibre, depending on the foods selected. Such deficiencies can impair health even when body weight or calorie intake appears satisfactory. Dietary variety and periodic assessment are therefore important in clinical nutrition.
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Micronutrients and fibre may be low
Why is this the correct answer?
Adequate calories indicate sufficient energy intake, but they do not guarantee a nutritionally adequate diet. A monotonous diet may provide too little iron, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, other micronutrients, or dietary fibre, depending on the foods selected. Such deficiencies can impair health even when body weight or calorie intake appears satisfactory. Dietary variety and periodic assessment are therefore important in clinical nutrition.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Home Science question. Chapter: Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics.
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