How to show that $Y^2 \ge [E(Y|Z)]^2$

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Let Y and Z be two random variables, how to show that $$ Y^2 \ge [E(Y|Z)]^2$$

Can anyone give me any hint or idea of how to do this? Thanks in advance.

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This result is false. Consider the case when $Y$ and $Z$ are independent; then $\mathbb E[Y \mid Z] = \mathbb E[Y]$.