Mary is a 15-year-old student who is concerned about her diet. The school nurse informs her that the average caloric recommendation for adolescent females is:
1. About 3,000 kcalories/d because of rapid growth periods.
2. Limited to about 1,500 kcalories/day to avoid becoming overweight.
3. 2,200 kcalories/day with 45 grams of protein.
4. Much greater than adolescent males.
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Rationale: Most adolescent females require about 2,000 kcalories/day to support growth. Daily caloric intake should be about 2,200 kcalories for adolescent females to support growth. The average caloric requirement for adolescent females is about 2,000 kcalories/day with 45 grams of protein. Male adolescents have a higher daily caloric requirement than females of about 2,500–3,000 calories with 50 grams of protein.
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