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Question
Adolescents should be careful about what they eat, because ____________.
Options
proper diet develops their brains.
proper diet is needed for the rapid growth taking place in their body.
adolescents feel hungry all the time.
taste buds are well developed in teenagers.
Solution
Adolescents should be careful about what they eat, because proper diet is needed for the rapid growth taking place in their body.
Explanation:
Adolescence is a stage of rapid growth and development. Hence, the diet for an adolescent has to be carefully planned. Recall that a balanced diet means that the meals include proteins, carbohydrates, fats and vitamins in requisite proportions.
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