Determine whether each of the case study situations is in positive protein balan

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Determine whether each of the case study situations is in positive protein balance, negative protein balance, or protein equilibrium by dragging it to its appropnate cl Travis is a relatively bealthy male adut who weighs 185 pounds (34 kg) and eats about 67 grams of dietary proten per day Slela is an elderly woman with an aggressive lorm of cancer who resides n a nursing home. She has lost her desire to eat and she has lost 12% of her body weight in the past six months Larissa recently participated in a nutition research study in which the detitian determined that her protein intake equals protein losses each day Rachael recently sustained burns overBamey has a tare intestnal disease that 15% of her body She is an outpatent causes him to leach protein out of his Quinn is a three month-cld baby who is breastfeedng and whose weight has doubled since she was born burn center and is recewing food by mouth, dietary supplernents, and tube explains to him that he is losing more feedings in order to achieve her nutrition proten than he is getting in his det each needs to promote healng day Positive protein balance Negative protein balance Equilibrium (protoin balance)

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Positive protein balance- protein intake is greater than loss.

Negative protein balance -protein intake is less when compared to excretion.

Protein equilibrium- protein intake equals loss

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