Stephanie Hack, MD, OB/GYN While most people get enough folate (especially in countries like the U.S. where foods like cereals and pastas are fortified with folic acid), certain groups are still ...

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...

Referred to as folic acid or folate, this essential B vitamin stimulates cell development, facilitates DNA synthesis, and assists in producing red blood cells. It is notably important for pregnant ...

Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription ... If your brand of multivitamin also contains folic acid, be sure to tell your doctor ...

If you don’t eat enough foods that are rich in folate or folic acid, or if your body doesn’t absorb it well, you may develop a folate deficiency. This can happen for many different reasons. Certain ...

Fortification comes as part of update to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, with small-scale mills and wholemeal flour ...

Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects. Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina ...

Make sure lab personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug. Does Prenatal Vit No.95-Ferrous Fumarate 28 Mg-Folic Acid 800 Mcg Tablet interact with other drugs you are taking? Enter your ...

Folic acid is added to flour in more than 80 countries Folic acid is to be added to UK flour to help prevent spinal birth defects in babies, the government has announced. Women are advised to take ...

New research gives another reason to take folic acid supplements while pregnant. A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers has found that folate may weaken the link between blood-lead levels ...