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Vegetarians do not always have adequate diets. Clinicians need to encourage vegetarians to do what?
 
  A) Eat meat.
  B) Eat adequate calories.
  C) Take amino acid supplements.
  D) Eat complementary proteins at every meal.

Question 2

The nurse is working with the family of a child who has phenylketonuria (PKU) disease. The nurse reinforces to the family that the child needs:
 
  1. Foods with high biologic protein every day.
   2. Foods that have very little phenylalanine.
   3. Daily vitamin supplements.
   4. A combination of complete and incomplete proteins every day.



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It is important to encourage vegetarians to eat enough calories. Adequate calories are necessary to avoid using amino acids for energy, which could lead to a shortage of amino acids for protein synthesis. You do not encourage a vegetarian to eat meat. It is not always necessary for a vegetarian to take amino acid supplements. Many foods included in vegetarian diets are complete proteins so it is not necessary to eat complementary proteins at every meal.

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Rationale: PKU disease occurs when there is a deficiency of the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme. Untreated, it leads to cognitive delays and other health problems. These children must avoid foods with phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is part of protein; therefore protein intake from any source must be limited. Vitamins are not protein.





 

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