Why Did the Increased Availability and Consumption of Dietary Protein

question 129

Multiple Choice

Why did the increased availability and consumption of dietary protein in post-World War II Japan result in taller children?

• A) The dietary protein increased potassium levels in the bones, allowing the bones to produce higher amounts of the growth factor hormone.
• B) The growth factor hormone relies on dietary protein to build the bones and muscles.
• C) The dietary protein increased the size of the hypothalamus, resulting in greater growth factor hormone release.
• D) The gonads were able to utilize the increased protein to release growth factor hormone in higher amounts.

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