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Folic Acid
Introduction Folic acid, also known generically as folate or folacin, is a member of the B-complex family of vitamins, and works in concert with vitamin B12. Folic acid functions primarily as a methyl-group donor involved in many important body processes, including DNA synthesis. Therapeutically, folic acid is instrumental in reducing homocysteine levels and the occurrence of neural tube defect...
متن کاملFoods with folic acid
Research also suggests that there are a number of additional health benefits from getting enough folate/folic acid. Those who get recommended amounts before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy are at a significantly lower risk for infants with neural tube birth defects (which can result in conditions such as cleft palate or spina bifida). Though more research is needed, a few...
متن کامل[Folic-acid deficiency].
MACROCYTIC anamia, associated with a megaloblastic erythropoiesis, glossitis, weight loss, diarrhcra, and an absence of neurological symptoms or signs and of evidence of deficiency of vitamin B12 are usually accepted as the features of deficiency of folic acid or related pteroylglutamate compounds. Such an assumption is based on the clinical and hxematological remission induced by the administr...
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A consideration of the absorption and metabolism of folic acid in human subjects is timely, owing to the recent recommendation by the UK Government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition that a mandatory folic acid fortification programme be implemented in the UK. In this issue of the British Journal of Nutrition, Wright et al. take us through the processes of absorption and metabolism of...
متن کاملFolic Acid Deficiency
MACROCYTIC anamia, associated with a megaloblastic erythropoiesis, glossitis, weight loss, diarrhcra, and an absence of neurological symptoms or signs and of evidence of deficiency of vitamin B12 are usually accepted as the features of deficiency of folic acid or related pteroylglutamate compounds. Such an assumption is based on the clinical and hxematological remission induced by the administr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980007797203