A woman weighs 66 kg and asks the nurse how much protein she should include in her diet each day.What should the nurse recommend that the woman's diet should include?

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The general dietary recommendation for protein intake for adults is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. For a woman weighing 66 kg, the recommended daily protein intake would be 66 kg * 0.8 g/kg = 52.8 g, which rounds to approximately 53 g of protein per day.

A Woman Weighs 66 Kg and Asks the Nurse How