{"id":70607,"date":"2002-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-08-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-project-helps-prevent-birth-defects\/"},"modified":"2002-08-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2002-08-27T00:00:00","slug":"uri-project-helps-prevent-birth-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2002\/08\/uri-project-helps-prevent-birth-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 project helps prevent birth defects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release-import\">\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. &#8212; August 27, 2002 &#8212; Every year 11 babies in Rhode Island are born with spina bifida and anencephaly, defects of the brain and spine.  Nutritionists at the 溏心vlog免费B站 are hoping to reduce this number through the South Providence Folic Acid Project.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\tThe 90-minute educational program teaches women of child bearing age the importance of a diet rich in folic acid.  Folic acid, when taken regularly before pregnancy, can reduce the rate of birth defects of this kind by 70 percent.   This B vitamin is found in leafy green vegetables, orange juice, beans, fortified cereals, and multi-vitamins.  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\tThe class is taught by 溏心vlog免费B站 students and peer health educators from the Genesis Center in South Providence schools, community centers, health centers, and rehabilitation centers.  &#8220;The South Providence area was chosen because of its multi-ethnic neighborhoods and many social service agencies,&#8221; said Donna Lavallee, program supervisor.  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\tThis interactive class involves cooking and sampling foods high in folic acid and encourages women and men to attend.  &#8220;We recognize the great influence men can have on the food choices their partners make,&#8221; said Lavallee.  &#8220;Educating both sexes is beneficial.&#8221;&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\tThe program receives its funding through the Rhode Island chapter of the March of Dimes.  Grant funding for this project ends December 31, however, 溏心vlog免费B站 peer nutrition counselors will continue to teach classes around the state in 2003. Classes are offered in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. For more information or to sign a group up, call Donna Lavallee at 277-5270.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>For Information: Todd McLeish 874-2116, Nicole Duguay 874-2116\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. &#8212; August 27, 2002 &#8212; Every year 11 babies in Rhode Island are born with spina bifida and anencephaly, defects of the brain and spine. Nutritionists at the 溏心vlog免费B站 are hoping to reduce this number through the South Providence Folic Acid Project.&#13; The 90-minute educational program teaches women of child [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70607\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}