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If a patient's diet is safe but cannot be prepared correctly at home, what is the main nutrition barrier?If a patient's food is mostly based on packaged snacks, which checking should be prioritized?If a patient is losing weight but says he is eating, what is the next expert step?If a patient takes adequate food quantity but has fatigue and delayed wound healing, which aspect is most important in nutrition assessment?Why can body building be affected even when protein intake is adequate if energy intake is deficient?When can a very low-fat diet become a problem because of fat-soluble vitamins?Why is a regular diet important for preventing deficiency of water-soluble vitamins?Adding vitamin C-rich food to a meal containing plant-source iron demonstrates which expert nutrition principle?What is the most important nutrition precaution when changing food texture in a soft diet?Why is attention to water necessary when increasing fibre for a patient with constipation?Checking sodium, sugar, and fat on food labels helps a nutrition expert make which decision?If a patient has a low appetite but current blood tests show no deficiency, what should a nutrition expert not ignore?If a patient frequently consumes canned foods, which information should the dietitian check first?If a patient can eat dry chapati but cannot tolerate dal, which aspect of eating ability should be checked?If a patient swallows food with very little chewing, what precaution can be included in nutrition planning?If a patient avoids whole fruits and takes only juice, which loss should the expert highlight?If a patient’s appetite is reduced because of medicine, what is the correct step for the nutrition expert?If a patient’s food intake is adequate but fluid intake is very low, what should be added to the nutrition plan?If a patient's weight is normal but the diet history shows very little variety, which risk should be checked during expert assessment?At an expert level, malnutrition includes not only deficiency but what else?