(Solved): The main reason for fortifying enriched grain products with folic acid is to: q, reduce the incide ...

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

reduce the incidence of birth defects called neural tube defects. help lower serum folate concentrations during pregnancy. make up for the lack of prenatal care. prevent mental retardation from developing late in the pregnancy. You have a friend who has very little exposure to the sun and she consumes very few dairy foods. In addition, she has a 2-year-old child and 3-month-old twins. Your friend is at very high risk for developing: pellagra. rickets. beriberi. osteomalacia.