The nurse prepares teaching material regarding nutrient needs in adolescence. For which reason should the nurse emphasize that adolescent males need more protein that adolescent females?
a. A preoccupation with appearance
b. An increase in lean body tissue and muscle mass
c. Differences in daily activities and attitudes towards health
d. The development of needed fat stores in their buttocks and hips
b. An increase in lean body tissue and muscle mass
Increased protein needs supports muscle growth. The daily requirement for protein among adolescent males increases to about 50 grams per day. This increase is needed to support increases in muscle mass. A preoccupation with appearance does not impact the nutritional needs of adolescents. Adolescent females, not males, develop appropriate fat stores needed for the breasts, hips and buttocks.
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