pls help me thanks Which of the following can adversely affe

Which of the following can adversely affect brain development? aspirin alcohol exercise folic acid

Solution

Answer: alcohol

Reason:

Severe alcohol consumption and smoking during pregnancy leading to fetal alcohol syndrome and the resulted baby will have mental retardation and physical abnormalities along with autism due to low brain development. A small head with \"above or large head circumference\" has resulted in fetal alcohol syndrome babies. These babies exhibit \"heart defects\", below average weight & height and low nasal bride and smaller eye openings as symptoms