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Life Orientation Question 1.1.3

Life Orientation Grade 12 · NSC September 2016

The following strategy is likely to be most effective in supporting an adolescent's efforts to lose weight:

DBE September 2016 1 mark (1) Lifestyle Diseases Term 3

About this question

Question 1.1.3 of Life Orientation Grade 12, NSC Common Assessment Task (DBE, September 2016). It tests the Term 3 ATP topic Lifestyle Diseases.

  • TermTerm 3
  • ATP topicLifestyle Diseases
  • PaperNSC September 2016
  • Marks1 mark for the correct letter
  • A Allow the adolescent to have meals on his/her own when it suits him/her.
  • B Give him/her money to buy quick lunches at the school tuck shop.
  • C Involve the entire family in a healthy eating plan.
  • D Frequently remind the adolescent of the health risks of being obese.
Answer
1 mark

C: Involve the entire family in a healthy eating plan.

When the whole family eats healthily, the adolescent gets support and does not feel singled out, which makes the change easier to keep up. Eating alone, tuck shop food and constant nagging do not build healthy habits.

Study this in your textbook: Focus Life Orientation Grade 12, Chapter 11, Units 2-3: Lifestyle diseases and intervention strategies.

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