Why Do Children Under 6 Months of Age,in Developing Countries,rarely

question 74

Multiple Choice

Why do children under 6 months of age,in developing countries,rarely suffer from malnutrition?

• A) They are breast fed,and their mother's milk provides all required nutrition.
• B) Children do not require as many different nutrients at that young age.
• C) They have not been alive long enough for malnourishment to occur.
• D) Most cultures in developing countries have the custom of providing scarce food to infants before other family members eat.
• E) They have adequate food from their family's farm during this period of their life.

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