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Until recently, the role of Folic acid in the prevention of diseases had been ignored. Even the most obsessed health food enthusiast knew nothing about the importance of a Folic acid rich diet. That was until research eventually unearthed the myriad ways in which Folic acid affects health and wellness written by Lena Butler
During pregnancy, both mother and baby undergo immense changes, as a whole new life is taking shape in side the mother’s womb. In order to accommodate these changes, it is very essential to take an extreme care of mother’s diet & her nutritional requirements. written by Lena Butler
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Folic acid (C19H19N7O6), also known as pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, Vitamin M, folate, folinic acid, folacin etc., is a water soluble compound which is better known as vitamin B9 to “normal” people who live outside chemistry Labs! It is found mostly in leafy green vegetables like kale and spinach, orange juice, and enriched grains. written by Lena Butler
Homocysteine is an amino acid that is produced in the body. Although this can be a vital substance in the body, increased homocysteine levels is associated with high cholesterol and build up of materials such as white blood cells written by Lena Butler
Folic acid is an important nutrient coming from the vitamin B class. Folic acid is a key component in developing the RNA and DNA of the cells written by vincent Platania
The form used in fortifying foods is pteroylglutamic acid (PGA) or folic acid itself. Today the government requires fortification of certain foods with folic acid because it is so important to the human body. Mostly folic acid is fortified in cereals and flours. Folic acid can also be found by itself as a supplement or in a B vitamin complex.
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More recently there was a connection found between folic acid, homocysteine and certain diseases. Homocysteine is a by-product of the metabolizing of protein that we take in in our food. More specifically it is released when the body breaks down methionine, which is an amino acid and a component of protein.
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An anticancer drug used for chemotherapy called methotrexate is known to be less absorbed by patients taking excessive dosages of folic acid. Zinc and estrogen are also likely to combine with excess folic acid and becomes less easily absorbed.
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The primary cause of a folic acid deficiency is poor diet, but currently governments in the U.S., Britain and other countries are requiring that foods be fortiefied with folic acid or folate as it is sometimes called.
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If a pregnant women eats the turkey giblets and a normal amount of grain products and a small salad made with some baby spinach she’ll have fulfilled her folate needs for the day.
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Food that helps with stress must also contain other nutrients with a nurturing and healing capacity. Vitamin D helps maintain a healthy body with strong bones and Vitamin E resists cholesterol dangers.
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Most folic acid supplements have a dosage of four to five hundred mcg. so if you do say accidently take one too many folic acid supplements in the day you probably won’t get much higher than one thousand to twelve hundred mcg.
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Folic acid is also associated with Homocysteine, which is a molecule that can build up in your blood and scar the lining of your blood vessels. Folic acid helps to keep levels of homocysteine down in the blood.
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Many vitamins and nutrients will be shunted out of the body in urine if they build up, but there are some that the body will keep on storing in the liver, which can cause a problem. Luckily folic acid is not one of these vitamins.
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Folic acid is extremely important because of its use by the human body in production of DNA and RNA. Its absence is also associate with other defects such as heart defects and limb malformations.
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A study released in 1995 showed that there was a forty percent increase in risk of arteriosclerotic heart disease for each increase of four micromoles per liter of homocysteine in the blood.
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Folic acid is one of these vital vitamins. It is involved in the replication of DNA and RNA. It helps to keep levels of homocysteine down in our blood, which in turn is thought to help reduce the risks of cardiovascular diseases, and different kinds of dementia.
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Folic Acid is one of the more commonly known prenatal supplements. Its recommended that you get four hundred mcg daily as an adult and if you are pregnant, could become pregnant or lactating you should get between six hundred and eight hundred mcg. daily. written by vincent Platania
If you are concerned that you may be getting too much folic acid in your diet, don’t be. It’s hard to the recommended amount in the daily diet let alone an overdose.
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Folic Acid is popular primarily for its benefits to unborn children. Women who take folic acid while pregnant or who could become pregnant have a lower risk of giving birth to children with birth defects, preemies, and low birth weight babies.
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After eighty five years of age the number of people with Alzheimer's begins to decrease, but this is only due to the increased mortality due to the disease. Its rare to find someone over the age of one hundred with the disease.
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Folic acid is commonly suggested for women who are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant because it can prevent birth defects of various kinds including neural tube defects, limb defects, and cleft palate, or cleft lips. written by vincent Platania
Folic acid can help to fight anemia in patients, both for those who have a B vitamin deficiency and those who have developed anemia for other reasons.
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Naturally it follows that people who load up on extra grains will have a slightly higher intake of folic acid. It is also true that certain grains contain
more folic acid and that some cereals are fortified to greater degree than others.
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Folate and folic acid were soon found to correct anemia caused by a variety of ailments, due to its essential involvement in the creation of red blood cells.
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