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