Kesha is lactose intolerant and avoids all dairy foods. She also doesn't like the taste of rice,soy,or almond milk so consumes very little calcium in her diet. As a result of her low calcium intake,________ will be secreted in response to low blood calcium levels.

Question

Kesha is lactose intolerant and avoids all dairy foods.  She also doesn't like the taste of rice,soy,or almond milk so consumes very little calcium in her diet.  As a result of her low calcium intake,________ will be secreted in response to low blood calcium levels.

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The parathyroid hormone is responsible for regulating calcium levels in the blood. If calcium levels are low, the parathyroid gland will secrete more parathyroid hormone to increase the amount of calcium in the blood. This is likely to happen in Kesha's case due to her low calcium intake from avoiding dairy foods.

Kesha Is Lactose Intolerant and Avoids All Dairy Foods