Nutrition: Foundations for Life

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Caloric Needs

Milk & Formula

Nutritional Issues
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Vitamins
Vegetarian Diets
Failure to Thrive

Obesity/BMI

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CLINICAL CHALLENGE

You are seeing a one-week-old infant whose mother is breastfeeding and is supplementing by giving 1-2 bottles of formula per day.   When asked "why?",  she states, "I just want to be sure my baby is getting enough to eat."

Offering 1-2 supplemental bottles of formula each day is a good was to assure that a baby is receiving adequate calories.

True
False

 

 

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