Blood colloid osmotic pressure (BCOP) decreases in starving children because:
A) starvation increases blood pressure which,in turn,decreases BCOP
B) starvation increases the permeability of capillaries causing a decrease in BCOP
C) starvation in children results in a protein deficiency and the liver cannot produce enough protein to maintain BCOP
D) malnourished children do not exercise,which results in a decrease in BCOP
E) the question statement is false,BCOP actually increases in starving children
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