According to the USDA Food Patterns, Most Adults Should Limit

question 17

True/False

According to the USDA Food Patterns, most adults should limit protein foods intake to 5-7 oz./day.

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Definitions:

Placenta

An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, providing oxygen and nutrients to and removing waste from the fetus.

Germinal Stage

The period of development between conception and the implantation of the embryo.

Diethylstilbestrol

A synthetic estrogen introduced in the late 1930s to treat various medical conditions, later found to cause cancer and other problems in the daughters of women who took it while pregnant.

Teratogens

Agents capable of interrupting the normal development of an embryo or fetus, resulting in serious developmental disorders or birth defects.