A woman who becomes pregnant is prescribed by her obstetrician prenatal vitamin supplements. And one of the most important of these is folic acid. Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate; folate is an essential B vitamin that plays an important role in many bodily functions. Folic acid supplementation has helped prevent many birth [...]
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It is a long known fact that folic acid, one of the B vitamins helps to prevent birth defects such as spina bifida. However, a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims that the amount being taken by women aged 18 to 45 is too low.
The report noted that women aged [...]
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