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Folate in Pregnancy
Folate is important for so many processes in the body but arguably most importantly is the role it plays in pregnancy and fertility. No doubt ...
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Circulating Unmetabolized Folic Acid: Relationship to Folate Status and Effect of Supplementation
Abstract There are increasing concerns that exposure to unmetabolized folic acid, which results from folic acid intakes that overwhelm the liver’s metabolic capacity, may be ...
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Folate or Folic?
You say folate, I say folic acid… let’s call the whole thing off? Paraphrasing the famous lyrics may help us remember that similar sounding words ...
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Folate and Brain
Folate and Brain Is 5-MTHF (methylfolate) better for the brain than folic acid? Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is required for the formation of 5-MTHF in the ...
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Preconception, Pregnancy and Folate
Preconception health. What is that!? Preconception care is what we call the preparation time a woman and man undergoes before they become pregnant. It’s all ...
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Role of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) in Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease is a major health concern. Multiple co-morbidities are responsible for increasing the cardiovascular risks some of which include hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, smoking and hypertension. ...
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B12 Insufficiency and Folate – a Crucial Factor in Pregnancy
We already know that vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is an essential nutrient for pregnancy, because it is important for cell growth and baby development. Specifically, ...
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Risks of Folic Acid and Excessive Folate Intake in Pregnancy
We learned previously that there are differences between folic acid and methyl folate when they are taken by pregnant women. New scientific studies reveal more ...
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Prenatal Folate and Homocysteine Affect Children’s IQs
Folate is important for the overall methylation and synthesis of DNA, which is critical to your baby’s development. But it’s particularly essential for the growth ...
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Top 20 Folate Containing Foods
While MTHFR gene mutations can inhibit the conversion of folate you eat (dihydrofolate) into the active folate (5-MTHF), is it still vitally important to consume ...
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