Women and children are at particular risk for malnutrition in many countries for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

a. women have higher nutritional needs than men.
b. there is discrimination against women.
c. food is allocated to men and boys first.
d. there are sanctions against the use of birth control.


a

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