The Nitrogen Balance Is Likely to Be Positive

The nitrogen balance is likely to be positive:

A) In a professional boxer who retired from boxing and daily training 2 months ago.
B) In a patient with arthritis who has recently been prescribed high doses of cortisol.
C) In a person living on a diet that is deficient in methionine but otherwise contains enough protein.
D) Three days after the last meal.
E) During recovery from a severe infectious illness.