When assessing a patient's nutritional status,the nurse recalls that the best definition of optimal nutritional status is sufficient nutrients that:
A) Are in excess of daily body requirements.
B) Provide for the minimum body needs.
C) Provide for daily body requirements but do not support increased metabolic demands.
D) Provide for daily body requirements and support increased metabolic demands.
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