Health experts began recommending that women of childbearing age take folic acid in 1992 because studies showed that taking 400 micrograms a day could reduce spina bifida and related birth defects ...

However, folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin, which means it is needed in the diet daily and cannot be stored in the body,” says Bradley. “It is also easily lost in cooking, especially if ...

Folic acid is the synthetic – or lab-made – version of folate, meaning it isn't found naturally in food, but can be added to certain fortified foods like cereal, as well as to supplements ...

Authors cautioned that more studies were needed to replicate findings. — -- If you're pregnant, a new study released today may give you one more reason to listen to your doctor if he or she ...

Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, every year, and improve the health of pregnant women, says the government, which is giving ...

Taking a higher dose of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy was safe and associated with improved verbal abilities in children at age six as well as improved behavior skills ...

Asked what the relationship between taking folic acid and developing more polyps might be, Senay says, "Right now it's just a theory. What they think is if you have folic acid before you develop ...

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Pregnant women who take the recommended folic acid supplements may be more likely to have twins, say researchers in Sweden. The supplements cut the risk of birth defects, but twins have their own ...