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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 benefits (image) 
    Folate (folic acid) is necessary for the production of red blood cells and for the synthesis of DNA (which controls ... to guide the cell in its daily activities). Folic acid also helps with tissue growth and cell function. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19518.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
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