Children with Special Health Care Needs Have a Wide Range

Children with special health care needs have a wide range of nutritional needs and more variability than other children based on all the following factors EXCEPT:

A) additional protein is needed with high protein losses.
B) high fluid volume is needed with frequent losses from diarrhea or vomiting.
C) routine illness is less likely to result in hospitalization or resurgence of symptoms.
D) extra fiber may be needed for chronic constipation.
E) low caloric intake may be appropriate with small muscle size.