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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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/folicacid.html - Health Topics
  2. Folate deficiency 
    ... 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, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000354.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Folic acid and birth defect prevention 
    Taking folic acid before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk for certain birth defects. These include spina bifida, anencephaly , ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002092.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Folic acid in diet 
    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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002408.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Folic Acid 
    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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682591.html - Drugs and Supplements
  6. Folic Acid 
    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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/1017.html - Drugs and Supplements
  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
    https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/folic-acid - External Health Links
  8. Folic acid - test 
    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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003686.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Folic Acid and Pregnancy (Nemours Foundation)  
    folic acid, pregnancy, pregnant, trying to conceive, ttc, childbearing age, neural tube defects, neural tube defect, ntds, spina ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/preg-folic-acid.html - External Health Links
  10. Folic acid source (image) 
    ... who are pregnant often require additional supplementation of folic acid. Adequate folic acid is important for pregnant women because it has ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19519.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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