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Healthy Babies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Low Birth Weight | a baby weighing less than 2500g or 5.5 pounds. |
| Healthy Weight | BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 |
| Folic Acid | synthetic form of folate found in multivitamins, fortified breakfast cereals, and enriched grain products. |
| Neural Tube Defect | a serious central nervous system birth defect, such as anencephaly (absence of a brain) and spina bifida(incomplete closure of the spinal cord and its bony encasement.) |
| Folate | natural form of the B vitamin involved in the synthesis of DNA; only one half is available to the body as synthetic folic acid. |
| Dietary Folate Equivalents (DFE) | a measure of total folate available that accounts for the lower availability of natural folate in food compared to synthetic folic acid used in fortified foods and supplements. |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | a condition characterized by varying degrees of physical and mental growth failure and birth defects caused by maternal intake of alcohol. |
| Teratogen | anything that causes abnormal fetal development and birth defects. |
| Pica | purposeful ingestion of nonfood substances such as dirt, clay, starch, and ice. |
| Gestational Hypertension | systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or greater or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or greater that develops in the second half of pregnancy and ends with childbirth. |
| Preeclampsia | a toxemia of pregnancy characterized by hypertension accompanied by proteinuria or edema or both. |
| Microcephaly | abnormally small head. |
| Medical Foods | a food formulated to be consumed orally or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition. |