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Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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ISBN: 9781337919333
Author: Brown, Judith E.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 2, Problem 28RQ
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To examine: Whether the statement “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” is true or false.
Introduction: The role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) preconceptional health programs is to tackle health problems in individuals before conception. Women who enter pregnancy with good nutritional and health status are found to have fewer complications during pregnancy in contrast to those who are unhealthy and have nutrient deficiencies.
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