Define low-risk and high-risk pregnancies. What is the significance of infant birthweight in terms of the child’s future health?
What will be an ideal response?
Low-risk pregnancy: a pregnancy characterized by indicators that make a normal outcome likely; high-risk pregnancy: a pregnancy characterized by indicators that make it likely the birth will be surrounded by problems such as premature delivery, difficult birth, retarded growth, birth defects, and early infant death. Birthweight is a potential predictor of an infant’s future health and survival.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What is "American cheese"?
Which carbohydrates supplies the body with four calories per gram?
a. simple sugars only b. complex carbohydrates only c. dietary fiber only d. simple sugars and complex carbohydrates e. complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber
The goals of the recent "food movement" include
A) subsidizing grain crops and increasing centralization of food production. B) protecting the environment and reducing food supply monopolies. C) producing more genetically modified crops and providing financial incentives for corporate farmers. D) developing high-yield varieties of grains and new fertilizers and pesticides.