A community health nurse is engaged in a community-wide program for promoting nutrition in adolescents. Which information would lead the nurse to target the program to adolescent girls?

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Girls are more at risk for problems with nutrition for several reasons: they tend to diet inappropriately, to have more finicky eating habits, and to be less physically active than teenage boys. Boys typically eat large quantities of food, which increases the likelihood of obtaining adequate nutrients, and they also tend to be more physically active than girls.

A Community Health Nurse Is Engaged in a Community-Wide Program