News tagged with folate status

Supplement use predicts folate status in Canadian women

Researchers have gained new insight into why 22% of Canadian women of childbearing age are still not achieving a folate concentration considered optimal for reducing the risk of having babies with neural tube defects, despite ...

Health Apr 10, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Folic acid in early pregnancy associated with reduced risk of severe language delay in children

Use of folic acid supplements by women in Norway in the period 4 weeks before to 8 weeks after conception was associated with a reduced risk of the child having severe language delay at age 3 years, according to a study in ...

Health Oct 11, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |