<prompt> Positive nitrogen balance is seen in ?TraumaBurnsPregnancyStress  <response>: Ans. is c i.e., Pregnancy The normal healthy adult is in nitrogen balance or equilibrium. That is the amount of nitrogen ingested in the diet over a given period of time is equals that excreted in the urine and feces as excretory products.Positive nitrogen balance means amount of nitrogen taken in and retained exceeds that excreted. Positive nitrogen balance is seen in ?PregnancyRecovery phase of tramasurgeryInfancy and childhoodNegative nitrogen balance is seen in :StarvationInfectionBurnsAcute stressImmediately after traumasurgery Hormones causing positive nitrogen balance - GH, insulin, testosteroneHormone causing negative nitrogen balance - Glucocoicoids 