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Folic Acid

Folic acid is a B vitamin. It helps the body make healthy new cells. Everyone needs folic acid. For women who may get pregnant, it is really important. Getting enough folic acid before and during pregnancy can prevent major birth defects of her baby's brain or spine.

Foods with folic acid in them include:

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  1. Folic Acid (National Library of Medicine)  
    Folic acid is a B vitamin. It helps the body make healthy new cells. Everyone needs folic acid. For women who may get pregnant, it is really important. Getting enough folic acid before and during pregnancy can prevent major birth ...
  2. ... you have a lower-than-normal amount of folic acid , a type of vitamin B, in your blood. ... Folic acid (vitamin B9) works with vitamin B12 and vitamin C to help the body break down, use, ...
  3. Taking folic acid before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk for certain birth defects. These include spina bifida, anencephaly , ...
  4. Folic acid and folate are both terms for a type of B vitamin (vitamin B9). Folate is a ... as green leafy vegetables, citrus fruit, and beans. Folic acid is man-made (synthetic) folate. It is found ...
  5. Folic acid is used to treat or prevent folic acid deficiency. It is a B-complex vitamin needed ... Folic acid comes in tablets. It usually is taken once a day. Follow the directions on your prescription ...
  6. Folate and folic acid are forms of vitamin B9 used for deficiency and to prevent pregnancy complications. Many foods contain folate or have folic acid added. Since 1998, folic acid has been added ...
  7. Folic Acid (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)  
    Folic Acid/Start Here ... Folic Acid ... Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health
  8. Folic Acid (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    CDC urges women to take 400 mcg of folic acid every day, starting at least one month before ... CDC, pregnancy, folic acid, folic acid supplement, B vitamin, anencephaly, spina bifida, pregnant, Folic Acid
  9. Folic acid is also called vitamin B9. This article discusses the test to measure the amount of folic acid in the blood. It is often done together ...
  10. Folic Acid and Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)  
    folic acid, pregnancy, pregnant, trying to conceive, ttc, childbearing age, neural tube defects, neural tube defect, ntds, spina ... birth defects is for moms to get enough folic acid every day - especially before conception and during early ...
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