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Alex was energetic once he learned to walk, getting into anything he could find. He soaked up every piece of new information, seeming to learn a new skill every day. But after he turned 2, he developed symptoms that concerned his parents and suggested that he may have iron-deficiency anemia. These symptoms included fatigue, irritability, headaches. Adding Dairy yogurt to his diet may help reverse his symptoms. Lead is a very strong poison and can lead to severe symptoms. Which of the following may increase a child's risk for lead poisoning? Increases Risk Does Not Increase Risk High intake of calcium Eating breakfast each day Making lemonade with cold tap water Lack of immunizations Living in an older apartment that has peeling paint Drinking orange juice with iron-rich meals Chewing on crayons Being iron-deficient

          Alex was energetic once he learned to walk, getting into anything he could find. He soaked up every piece of new information, seeming to learn a new skill every day. But after he turned 2, he developed symptoms that concerned his parents and suggested that he may have iron-deficiency anemia. These symptoms included fatigue, irritability, headaches. Adding Dairy yogurt to his diet may help reverse his symptoms. Lead is a very strong poison and can lead to severe symptoms. Which of the following may increase a child's risk for lead poisoning?
Increases Risk Does Not Increase Risk
High intake of calcium
Eating breakfast each day
Making lemonade with cold tap water
Lack of immunizations
Living in an older apartment that has peeling paint
Drinking orange juice with iron-rich meals
Chewing on crayons
Being iron-deficient

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Alex was energetic once he learned to walk, getting into anything he could find. He soaked up every piece of new information, seeming to learn a new skill every day. But after he turned 2, he developed symptoms that concerned his parents and suggested that he may have iron-deficiency anemia. These symptoms included fatigue, irritability, headaches. Adding Dairy yogurt to his diet may help reverse his symptoms. Lead is a very strong poison and can lead to severe symptoms. Which of the following may increase a child's risk for lead poisoning?
Increases Risk Does Not Increase Risk
High intake of calcium
Eating breakfast each day
Making lemonade with cold tap water
Lack of immunizations
Living in an older apartment that has peeling paint
Drinking orange juice with iron-rich meals
Chewing on crayons
Being iron-deficient

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Alex was energetic once he learned to walk, getting into anything he could find. He soaked up every piece of new information, seeming to learn a new skill every day. But after he turned 2, he developed symptoms that concerned his parents and suggested that he may have iron-deficiency anemia. These symptoms included fatigue, irritability, headaches. Adding Dairy yogurt to his diet may help reverse his symptoms. Lead is a very strong poison and can lead to severe symptoms. Which of the following may increase a child's risk for lead poisoning? Increases Risk | Does Not Increase Risk High intake of calcium Eating breakfast each day Making lemonade with cold tap water Lack of immunizations Living in an older apartment that has peeling paint Drinking orange juice with iron-rich meals Chewing on crayons Being iron-deficient

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00:02 Is a blank feeling question.

00:07 So first of all, it talks about alex may have a iron deficiency, anemia.

00:14 So the symptoms include fatigue, irritability, frequent infections, illness, hold hand and feet, and sometimes also addict.

01:34 So these are some of the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia.

01:38 So what could be added into his diet to reverse the problem? so the diet should have more iron rich food.

01:59 The list of iron rich food could be red meat like beef and lamb, and you could also add legumes, like beans, lentil, they are a good source of iron, and leafy green vegetable.

02:51 And if possible, nuts and seeds, but alex is only two years old.

02:59 So you will have to see if alex is able to consume nuts and seeds, but nuts and seeds are actually rich in iron.

03:17 And fish, such as salmon, and tuna are also iron -rich food.

03:29 However, the answer says dairy yogurt, yoga is not particular rich in iron.

03:35 If there is a better source of iron, you can pick other over yogurt.

03:41 Second, the lead is very strong poison can lead to severe symptoms.

03:45 Which of the following may increase the kid's risk of lead poisoning.

03:50 So for the factors that could increase the risk of lead poisoning, include following according to the list, making lemonade with cold tap water...

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