Impairment in mental development is less severe when malnutrition occurs only during pregnancy or only during infancy than if it occurs throughout both pregnancy and infancy.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 2Supplements are recommended for breastfeeding women to help replenish any nutrients lost during pregnancy and enhance the nutrient quality of their milk.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 3Unpasteurized honey can be fed to infants.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 4Pregnant women who regularly consume low-calcium diets lose calcium from their bones during pregnancy.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 5Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in pregnant women in the United States.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 6Soft, solid foods should be added to an infant's diet of breastmilk or infant formula at around 3 months.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 7If nutrients are not available during a critical period of growth and development, the developing tissue or organ will contain fewer cells than normal, will form abnormally, or will function less than optimally.
a. True
b. False
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