Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
| nutrition | illiterate | ability | due | aware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| normal | grow | malnutrition | rapid | nutrition |
Adolescence or puberty is a period after childhood. During this period physical and mental (a) _______ of boys and girls is so (b) _______ that they need proper amount of (c) _______ food. But many boys and girls are not (d) _______ of this fact. So often they suffer from (e) _______ which hampers their (f) _______ growth. Even some parents do not have the (g) _______ to provide their children with the (h) _______ they need. Sometimes it happens (i) _______ to the parents' reluctance, unawareness or (j) _______.