Article: March of Dimes hosts folic acid breakfast at N.C. State

Article: Folic acid--control what you can.
The Exceptional Parent;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... important vitamin--the B-vitamin called folic acid. Over 65 million women of childbearing age ... have a healthy baby by taking the B-vitamin folic acid. Even though taking folic acid every day is not a guarantee, it has been shown ...

Article: Folic acid: too much of a good thing? Food folate ...
Environmental Nutrition;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... labeled "enriched" be fortified with folic acid in addition to the other B vitamins and ... occur in women who don't get enough folic acid in the first few weeks of pregnancy ... experts are wondering if getting too much folic acid could be a problem for some people ...

Article: Folic acid supplement? Even if I'm not thinking of ...
International Journal of Childbirth Education;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... demonstrated the profound impact that folic acid can have in pregnancy. Donna* had a ... pregnancy, and took a therapeutic dose of a folic acid supplement before pregnancy and in the ... become pregnant, she was not taking a folic acid supplement. This baby was also born ...

Article: Folic acid intake from fortification in United ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Folic Acid Intake from Fortification in United States Exceeds Predictions1 ... all enriched cereal-grain products be fortified with folic acid by January 1998. An average increase in folic acid intake of 100 (mu)g/d was projected as a result ...

Article: Folic acid fortification and public health: Report ...
BMC Public Health;  March 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Administration (FDA), USA implemented mandatory folic acid fortification of flour. This commenced ... calculations have shown that the level of folic acid fortification is likely to have been ... approximately 2.5 and 5 times more folic acid respectively [2] The primary concern ...

Article: Folic Acid
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine;      700+ words ...Folic acid Description Folic acid is a water-soluable vitamin belonging to the B-complex group ... stored for later use. This is why sufficient daily intake of folic acid is necessary. Folic acid is also known as folate, or folacin ...

Article: Folic acid: once overlooked, now a nutrient on the ...
Environmental Nutrition;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... of January 1, manufacturers must add folic acid to all enriched products, including ... farina, rice, pasta and noodles. Folic acid joins fellow B vitamins, thiamin, riboflavin ... products for over 50 years. (Note: Folic acid is the form of the vitamin found most ...