Since 1996, neural-tube defects have decreased by over 25 percent in the United States and Canada. No decrease has occurred in Europe. What is the reason for the decrease in the United States and Canada?
Environmental changes in climate are responsible.
Physicians routinely check for neural-tube defects at birth, thus causing
the decrease.
Cereals and breads in the United States and Canada are now fortified with
folic acid.
Europeans are genetically predisposed to neural-tube defects.
Cereals and breads in the United States and Canada are now fortified with
folic acid.
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