The CDC recommends that preconceptional health programs include education about weight, iron, and folate status; assessment of alcohol use and services related to the management of disorders such as diabetes and celiac disease

a. true
b. false


Ans: a. true

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is characterized by:

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Alex consumes 2700 kcalories each day. If he is "average," about how many of those calories would he expend on physical activity?

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Which of the following are functions of cuproenzymes?

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