What is essential to ensure adequate fetal brain development?
a. Iron and folate
b. Fats and carbohydrates
c. Water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins
d. Calcium and electrolytes
B
Fats provide fatty acids necessary for brain development and carbohydrates provide glucose, with the neonatal brain being the primary consumer of glucose. Iron is important for the production of hemoglobin, and folate is an important neurologic-support B vitamin. Each vitamin and mineral has its own function and all function together at the body's cellular level.
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