Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 13, Problem 6SC
Summary Introduction
Interpretation:
Determine whether the statement ‘FAS are the cause of a major mental retardation in the world’ is true or false.
Concept Introduction:
Alcohol consumption is an addiction with long-term irreversible effects. As mentioned, it is an addiction, a bad habit, so it can certainly be avoided. A pregnant woman having alcohol addiction is not only harming her own health but also of her unborn baby who would suffer severe mental retardation due to contracting a condition –
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
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Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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