The Mother of a Nursing Infant Expresses Concern About Whether

The mother of a nursing infant expresses concern about whether high-cholesterol foods will increase her infant's risk of hyperlipidemia. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner tell her?

A) Breastfed infants have lower serum cholesterol levels than those who are not breastfed.
B) Maternal cholesterol levels affect the cardiovascular risk of breastfed babies.
C) Maternal dietary cholesterol intake does not affect the infant's serum cholesterol values.
D) She should limit her dietary cholesterol to prevent hyperlipidemia in her infant.