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Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh

Edition 5ISBN: 978-1133600497
book Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh cover

Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh

Edition 5ISBN: 978-1133600497
Exercise 29
Which of the following statements about "critical periods" of growth and development is _____ True?
A) Critical periods are defined as specific time periods early in pregnancy when toxins that may harm fetal growth and development are able to pass through the placenta to the fetus.
B) It is possible to reverse ill effects of adverse nutrition exposures on fetal growth and development
By eliminating the adverse nutritional exposure later.
C) The most intense period of fetal tissue and organ growth and development is in the third trimester of pregnancy.
D) Critical periods of growth and development are characterized by hyperplasia, or an increase in cell multiplication.
Explanation
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Critical period is not due to the toxins...

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