News tagged with folic acid supplements


Study addresses concerns about high folate levels

Taking folic acid supplements or eating fortified grain products is unlikely to worsen problems related to low levels of vitamin B12, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and five other institutions ...

Health created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Folic acid intake associated with reduced risk of autism: study

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Folic acid lowers risk of autism, study finds

Women who take a vitamin B9 supplement (folic acid) during the beginning weeks of their pregnancy can cut the risk of having a child with autism in half. But the supplement has no effect if it is started ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Breastfeeding study finds need for iodine

(Medical Xpress)—A study involving researchers from Murdoch University, Curtin and Flinders universities has examined the use of nutritional supplements by pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and found potential ...

Pediatrics created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0