All of the following are factors that increase a teen's need for iron EXCEPT:
a. a rapid rate of linear growth.
b. the onset of menarche for females.
c. an increase in blood volume.
d. a greater intake of heme than nonheme iron sources.
e. All of the above factors increase a teen's need for iron.
Question 2
The best reason for advising young adolescents to consume foods that provide adequate calcium is _____.
a. young adolescents expend more energy from increased physical activity and need more calcium
b. young adolescents do not have much money and dairy foods are the least expensive to buy
c. young adolescents retain four times as much calcium than adults and build bone mass
d. young adolescents fight with their parents a lot and this would eliminate one food battle
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