At a routine employment physical, a 30-year-old man is found to be mildly hypocalcemic, although he denies any symptoms. He does reveal that he has markedly reduced his consumption of dairy products and leafy greens over the past two months, citing gastrointestinal distress when these items were previously consumed. Analysis of his blood or an intestinal biopsy would be expected to reveal which of the following? Group of answer choices Increased parathyroid hormone secretion Increased formation of 24,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol Decreased amounts of calcium-binding protein in intestinal epithelial cells Increased plasma phosphate

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