Children Born by Cesarean Have an Increase Risk of Developing

question 2

Multiple Choice

Children born by cesarean have an increase risk of developing many health-related problems. Which of the following is not associated with cesarean birth?

• A) Asthma
• B) Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• C) Type 1 diabetes
• D) Inflammatory bowel disease
• E) Obesity

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Definitions:

Pyruvate

Three-carbon product of glycolysis.

Glycolysis

The metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate, producing ATP and NADH, and is the first step of cellular respiration in all living cells.

Fermentation

Anaerobic glucose-breakdown pathway that produces ATP without the use of electron transfer chains.

Pyruvate

A critical molecule in cellular metabolism that marks the end of glycolysis and the starting point for the Krebs cycle in aerobic respiration or fermentation in anaerobic conditions.