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Featured: Folate advice not good enough?

Most women in the United Kingdom are not consuming enough folate to reduce risk for birth defects. Taking into consideration poor dietary exposure and wide-spread deficiency, current recommendations for folate supplementation may be too low.

Posted on Tue, 7 Aug 18

Methylfolate vs. folic acid for pregnancy

Recent clinical studies suggest that a more active from of folate may be superior for correcting deficiency and improving pregnancy outcomes.

Posted on Mon, 17 Oct 11

Vitamin D recommendations for pregnancy far too low

Current vitamin D recommendations during pregnancy may be far too low suggests a study showing that 4000 IU a day was needed to raise blood vitamin D levels close to an optimal level.

Posted on Mon, 3 Oct 11

Multivitamins benefit mother and baby

Low birth weight babies are at higher risk of illnesses such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease throughout childhood and in adult life. Inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals has been associated with low birth weight and a simple multivitamin may help.