A community health nurse is engaged in a community-wide program for promoting nutrition in adolescents. Which of the following would lead the nurse to target the program to adolescent girls?
A) Girls eat larger quantities of food than boys.
B) They are more physically active than boys.
C) They have a tendency to diet inappropriately.
D) They are more conscious about food nutrients.
Ans: C
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