What practices should be avoided during pregnancy? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Drinking alcohol, taking medicinal drugs, using illicit drugs, smoking or using smokeless tobacco, ingesting foods and beverages contaminated with lead or mercury, taking vitamin-mineral megadoses, drinking caffeine, weight-loss dieting. Substances can pass to the fetus and cause irreversible harm or death.
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Crackers are baked bread products low in _______________.
A. eggs and milk B. sugar and fat C. baking powder and salt D. brown sugar and butter E. water
Inadequate fluid intake can lead to constipation in older adults
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What do cellulose and lignin fibers do in the body?
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