A variety of protein foods in a childs diet helps provide all of the essential amino acids for growth.

CHILD NUTRITION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A variety of protein foods in a child’s diet helps provide all of the essential amino acids for growth.

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Protein is an important nutrient that provides essential amino acids that helps children grow and develop properly. Protein is a part of every cell in the body and helps to build and repair muscle, tissue, skin, nails and hair. Protein also helps to build hormones, enzymes and a healthy immune system.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are 9 essential amino acids out of a total of 20 amino acids i.e. valine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan these are eight essential amino acids required in adults, and the last essential amino acid which is histidine – needed in infants or children less than 10 years of age.

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