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Results 1 - 10 of 55 for Folate
  1. Folate deficiency 
    Folate deficiency means 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
  2. 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
  3. Folic acid in diet 
    Folic acid and folate are both terms for a type of B vitamin (vitamin B9). Folate is a B vitamin that occurs naturally in ... 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
  4. 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
  5. Folate-deficiency anemia 
    Folate-deficiency anemia is a decrease in red blood cells (anemia) due to a lack of folate. Folate is a type of B vitamin. It is also called folic acid. Anemia is a condition in which the body ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000551.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Folic acid (image) 
    ... show that an increase in the mother's dietary folic acid before conception and during the first month of ... that women of childbearing years take a daily folic acid supplement.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9332.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Vitamins 
    ... Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) Pantothenic acid (B5) Biotin (B7) Folate (folic acid or B9) Vitamins are grouped into two categories: ... also has triglyceride-lowering effects at higher doses. Folate works with vitamin B12 to help form red ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002399.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Myelomeningocele 
    ... NTDs is not known. However, low levels of folic acid in a woman's body before and during early ... a part in this type of birth defect. Folic acid (or folate) is important for development of brain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001558.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Anemia 
    ... due to vitamin B12 deficiency Anemia due to folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia due to iron deficiency Anemia of ... enough red blood cells. Iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid are three of the most important ones. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000560.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Anencephaly 
    ... Possible causes include: Environmental toxins Low intake of folic acid by the mother during pregnancy The exact number ... defect) Urine estriol level A pre-pregnancy serum folic acid test may also be done.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001580.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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