After Reading the Paragraph Below, Answer the Questions That Follow

question 63

Multiple Choice

After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.
Malnutrition can cause a variety of health problems, including being underweight, due to unbalanced or insufficient diet. It is estimated that in 2015, approximately 14% of preschool-age children globally will be underweight (WHO and UNICEF Joint Global Nutrition Database, 2011) . While this is a high percentage, it is a drop from approximately 25% just 25 years earlier.
Consider the data table below and answer the questions that follow.

-The data for the developed countries category indicate that developed countries (e.g., the United States) have the lowest estimated prevalence (%) of underweight preschool children from 1990 to 2015. However, what is concerning about these data?

• A)There is little variation in estimated prevalence (%)of underweight preschool children from 1990 to 2015.
• B)These are the only data provided that show an increase in estimated prevalence (%)of underweight preschool children from 1990 to 2015.
• C)The estimated prevalence (%)of underweight preschool children is very similar in year 1995 and year 2000.
• D)The estimated prevalence (%)of underweight preschool children from 1990 to 2015 is only slightly below the data for the Caribbean region.

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