Which of the following is NOT a reason to take caution when exercising youngsters in hot weather?
A) Children produce more metabolic heat per unit mass than adults.
B) Children have a higher cardiac output at a given oxygen rate
C) Children have higher surface area/mass ratios than those of adults.
D) Children have a lower cardiac output at a given oxygen rate.
E) Sweating capacity is not as great in children as in adults.

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Children do not have a higher cardiac output at a given oxygen rate compared to adults; this is not a reason for caution in hot weather.

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