A 28-year-old pregnant woman (second trimester, 55 kg) requires additional energy intake over her non-pregnant RDA. The ICMR-NIN 2020 additional energy requirement for pregnancy is approximately:

• A +200 kcal/day throughout pregnancy
• B +350 kcal/day throughout pregnancy
• C +550 kcal/day throughout pregnancy
• D +350 kcal/day in second trimester and +450 kcal/day in third trimester ✓

Explanation

ICMR-NIN 2020 recommends additional energy of +350 kcal/day in second trimester and +450 kcal/day in third trimester. The requirement is not uniform throughout pregnancy. Option B is a common distractor reflecting the single-value simplification. Additional protein requirement is +9.5 g/day (2nd trimester) and +22 g/day (3rd trimester).

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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