All of the following have increased need for folate except:
a. Patients on chemotherapy
b. Pregnant women
c. Infants and children
d. Male adults
ANS: D
Men (i.e., male adults) should have a diet adequate to meet their folate requirements. Patients on chemotherapy often are given drugs that interfere with DNA metabolism, and so they require more folate. Pregnant women have an increased need to support the growing fetus, as do infants and children, especially during growth spurts.
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