Which of the following would most likely be associated with a negative nitrogen balance?
A) consuming a high-protein diet
B) neonatal development
C) post-starvation feeding
D) pregnancy
E) surgical recovery

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Unlike fats and carbohydrates, nitrogen has no designated storage depots in the body. Since the half-life of many proteins is short (on the order of hours), increased dietary intake of protein will result in an concomitant increase in amino acid degradation resulting in increased nitrogen excretion. When more nitrogen is excreted than is incorporated into the body, an individual is in negative nitrogen balance. Normal, healthy adults are generally in nitrogen balance, with intake and excretion being very well matched. Young growing children, adults recovering from major illness, and pregnant women are often in positive nitrogen balance. Their intake of nitrogen exceeds their loss as net protein synthesis proceeds.

Which of the Following Would Most Likely Be Associated with a Negative