Human Growth and Development / Unit 9 HGD 1207 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Adolescent Nutrition
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The idea
Teens often eat too few fruits and vegetables and too little calcium and iron during rapid growth.
In practice
Iron needs rising from eight milligrams a day at nine to thirteen to eleven for males and fifteen for females at fourteen to eighteen.
Where people slip
The higher female figure reflects menstruation; nutritional status also depends on economic and cultural contexts.
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