Answer questions based on the "Elly" case study information below.
Elly is a 27-year-old,sedentary woman who is 5 feet tall,weighs 150 pounds,and is currently breast feeding her baby (lactating).Several months after her baby was born her health was not improving as she had expected,so she had a health assessment done.The results indicated that she is obese with fasting total blood cholesterol of 237 mg/dl,triglycerides of 331 mg/dL,low-density lipoprotein (LDL)cholesterol of 203 mg/dL,high-density lipoprotein (HDL)cholesterol of 34 mg/dL,fasting blood sugar of 226 mg/dL,and resting blood pressure of 141/86 mm Hg.Dietary analysis results showed her to have a total daily Calorie intake of 2,705,Calorie need of 2,241,protein intake of 44 grams,fiber intake of 38 grams,cholesterol intake of 311 mg,and sodium intake of 3,423 mg.
-Because she is breast feeding,her DRI for protein is 1.1 g/kg.Elly consumed about 80% of her Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)for protein (round her calculated DRI to the nearest whole gram of protein).

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Elly weighs 150 pounds, which is approximately 68 kilograms. The DRI for protein for a lactating woman is 1.1 g/kg, so her DRI would be 68 kg * 1.1 g/kg = 74.8 g of protein per day. If she consumed 44 grams of protein, she consumed about 59% of her DRI for protein (44 g / 74.8 g = 0.588 or 59%), not 80%.

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