KROK 1 2010 – Question 168 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Dietary intake of a 30 year old nursing woman contains 1000 mg of calcium, 1300 mg of phosphorus and 20 mg of iron per day. It is necessary to change content of these mineral substances in the following way:
- A. To reduce fluorine content
- B. To increase calcium content
- C. To reduce iron content
- D. To increase iron content
- E. To increase phosphorus content
Hint
Compare the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio of this diet with the ratio recommended for nursing women, rather than judging each mineral on its own.
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