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leo leo

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Parental support for a healthier lifestyle is vital to children. Parents also recognize that setting a good example for their children is important.
 
  Why do some parents who are overweight feel they cannot set a good example in diet and nutrition for their children? A) They do not practice what they preach.
  B) They feel their children are not motivated.
  C) They feel their children eat fast food too often.
  D) They feel their children do not listen to them.

Question 2

In children, breakfast skipping is an everyday occurrence for 8 to 15 of children ages 6 years to 13 years. What have studies suggested about skipping breakfast?
 
  A) It adversely affects cognition and learning.
  B) It is correlated with obesity.
  C) It promotes high cholesterol levels.
  D) It tends to stop when the children become adolescents.



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Answer to Question 1

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Some parents who are overweight may feel they cannot set a good example because they do not practice what they preach.

Answer to Question 2

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Eating breakfast is linked to better academic performance and cognition among children.



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