The Main Reason for Fortifying Enriched Grain Products with Folic

question 90

Multiple Choice

The main reason for fortifying enriched grain products with folic acid is to:

• A) reduce the incidence of birth defects called neural tube defects.
• B) help lower serum folate concentrations during pregnancy.
• C) make up for the lack of prenatal care.
• D) prevent mental retardation from developing late in the pregnancy.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus following a particular behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Proximate Cause

The direct or immediate cause of an event or outcome, as opposed to more distant or ultimate causes.

Innate Behavior

Behaviors that are hardwired into an organism's biology and that an organism performs correctly the first time in response to a stimulus, without prior experience or learning.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.