This discussion paper sets out to explore recentevidence, to establish whether folic acid may have extended health benefits for women,beyond pregnancy.Dr. Emma DerbyshireDr. Emma Derbyshire
Benefits of folic acid supplementation include:Preventing and treating folate-deficiency anemia. Folate is vital for the production of red blood cells (RBCs) and low levels of folate can cause folate-deficiency anemia (known medically as megaloblastic anemia), characterized by RBCs that are unusually...
If you talked to your doctor when you were trying to conceive, they probably told you to start taking a prenatal vitamin with folic acid. One study showed that women who took folic acid for at least a yearbefore getting pregnantcut their chances of delivering early by 50% or more. The C...
Possible solutions include incorporating information about folic acid's benefits before and during pregnancy into the high school sexual health curriculum, which already covers content on contraception and pregnancy. The addition would emphasize the importance of folic acid for pregnant individuals and advis...
“These findings provide further evidence of the benefits of folic acid for women,” said Allen J. Wilcox, M.D. Ph.D., lead NIEHS author on the new study published online in the British Medical Journal. “We already know that folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects, including...
It is often recommended for women who are trying to conceive or are pregnant to help prevent birth defects of the brain and spine. Folic acid also helps produce red blood cells and aids in the proper functioning of the nervous system. It may also have potential benefits in reducing the ...
Folic acid plays an important role in human health and disease processes. Canada has been one of the leaders in worldwide public health campaigns recommending folic acid supplementation for women and in implementing the mandatory fortification of flours and cereal grains with the B vitamin. Health ...
Folate is a B vitamin that's important for cell growth and metabolism. Studies show that many people in the U.S. don't get enough folic acid. (Photo credit: iStock / Getty Images) Folic Acid Benefits Folic acid supplements are standard for women who are or may become pregnant.Folic aci...
And in 1998, the DRI was raised to 600 mcg a day for pregnant women. Your unborn baby needs folic acid the most during the first month of pregnancy, when the neural tube is formed - but you might not realize you're pregnant during that critical time, even if you've been trying to...
Periconceptional multivitamin/folic acid supplementationPrevention of congenital abnormalitiesObjectives: To describe the methods of the periconceptional care, ... AE Czeizel - 《European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology & Reproductive Biology》 被引量: 188发表: 1999年 Combined Iron and Folic Acid ...