Tag Search - "Folate"

Featured: Potatoes may increase risk for birth defects

Maternal consumption of sprouted or green potatoes may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a novel observational study. Safe potato consumption may be an important preconception nutritional consideration.

Posted on Tue, 30 Oct 18

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, 10 Apr 17

Personalized B vitamins for blood pressure

People with a common gene variant could benefit from personalized B vitamin therapy, with large reductions in blood pressure independent of anti-hypertensive medication.

Posted on Mon, 8 Aug 16

Prenatal folate linked to brain size in kids

Folate is important for preventing neural tube defects, serious malformation of the spine, skull and brain, in early pregnancy. But a new study highlights another important consequence of low folate; impaired brain development.