A client weighs 130 lbs. She is close to desirable body weight and consumes a total of 40 grams of protein/day. The most appropriate nutritional counseling would be to
A) increase protein intake.
B) decrease protein intake.
C) increase use of complementary proteins.
D) maintain current protein intake.
the recommended intake, based on the needs of the body is between 1 and 2 gram per kilogram. So for this client, which weight 130 Ibs (so approximately 60 Kg) the protein intake should be between 60 and 120 grams of proteins.
