Folic acid is making headlines with the government set to announce it will soon be added to UK flour to help prevent spinal birth defects in babies. The NHS advises women to take the B vitamin before ...

From Government ampaign encouraging women to take supplients containing folic acid, one may wonder what all the hullabaloo is about. We talk about people who are living through hell because a mother ...

This year, Folic Acid Awareness Week is September 8-14. This is a great time to remind people why it is important to take folic acid before and during pregnancy. We have Cristina Gonzalez from the ...

You may have also heard of folic acid being taken by pregnant women, who have long been instructed to take folic acid to prevent birth defects. But does it have any benefits for men? S Seun Adeyeye ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Key Takeaways Prenatal vitamins contain important micronutrients in the amounts ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Folic acid is an essential nutrient you’ve likely seen on food labels or vitamin bottles — often targeting pregnant women (since it helps ...

When you’re pregnant, there’s all sorts of advice flying at you (the solicited kind from your doctor, the unsolicited kind from aunts, MILs and well-meaning friends) about how to make sure you and ...

Which folic acid supplement is best? Dietary supplements are a convenient way to ensure the proper amount of key nutrients is being consistently consumed. Folic acid supplements are used frequently to ...

Susan Dentzer looks at the causes of spina bifida and efforts to prevent the disease by encouraging women to take more folic acid. The Wallaces have more reasons than most parents to think their child ...

Throughout his life, Eric Marandu has watched in bewilderment as his peers walked and went about life using their legs with ease. Though he was born with a functional pair, Eric has lived without the ...