Folate plays a crucial and indispensible role in cell division so it is not surprising that it is important in pregnancy. This importance was first highlighted by the historical observation made by Lucy Wills in India 1 that the latter stages of pregnancy are frequently associated with a ...
The importance of folate during pregnancy was addressed 40 years ago by Bryan Hibbard (1) in his study of folate status in 1484 low-income obstetric patients from Liverpool. He assessed folate status as urinary excretion of formiminoglutamic acid. Abnormal formiminoglutamic acid excretion was relat...
Maternal serum folate in late pregnancy was significantly associated with children’s language development at age 2, which supports the importance of remaining folic acid supplementation across the entire gestation. However, maternal serum folate in early pregnancy was also inversely associated with childre...
we show the documented effects of folates on the genome and their role in cancer prevention and progression with particular emphasis on DNA methylation modifications. These changes are of crucial importance during pregnancy, as maternal
Experts now emphasize the importance of folate supplementation in the very early stages of pregnancy because the vitamin plays an important role in early fetal development. Inadequate amounts during the first few weeks of pregnancy can cause birth defects of the spinal cord, known as neural tube ...
Folate plays an essential role in DNA, RNA, and protein biosynthesis. For this reason, the physiological need for this vitamin is increased during periods of rapid anabolic activity such as pregnancy and lactation. Although the importance of folate and the consequences of suboptimal folate status du...
Importance of folate in human nutrition homocysteinehealth and diseaseRDAIndiaFrom a public health perspective, some of the new insights into folic acid nutrition are of significance. Folate intake... K Krishnaswamy,KM Nair - 《Br J Nutr》 被引量: 158发表: 2001年 Soy Product Intake Is Inversel...
administered questionnaire.Awareness of the importance of rubella immunity and folate intake; and the proportion of women who discussed these with their general practitioner (GP) before pregnancy.Rubella: 59% correctly identified the effect of rubella infection in pregnancy and 86% had been vaccinated....
Neural tube defects (NTD) are one of the most disabling congenital defects in the human. NTD applies to malformation of the brain and/or spinal cord. The process of the formation of the nervous system is called neurulation. During neurulation, the flat n
Vitamins We Need: Their Importance & Sources from Chapter 16 / Lesson 5 63K The human body needs vitamins in order to survive and function. Discover the different kinds of vitamins, the different sources we can obtain them from, and the im...