Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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To examine: Whether the statement “Infants born to women with high blood levels of phenylalanine during pregnancy are at elevated risk of seizures, intellectual disability, and abnormal behavioral patterns” is true or false.
Introduction: Maintaining a healthy diet is important for proper body functions. Molecules such as hormones, proteins, lipids, and vitamins should be present in balanced quantity. Its abnormal concentration disturbs the body’s physiology and poses heath risk.
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