alleryFolic acid taken in pregnancy lowers the risk of what in infants?
ANight blindness
BRickets and weak bones
CScurvy and bleeding
DNeural tube defects
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Neural tube defects
1. The question asks about: Folic acid taken in pregnancy lowers the risk of what in infants?
2. Correct answer: Neural tube defects. Recommendations for folic acid supplementation during pregnancy reduced the risk of infant neural tube defects....
3. Why the others fail: Folate lack is tied to neural tube defects.
_Source: Wikipedia, Vitamin, folic acid supplementation during pregnancy_
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