For women who are at risk for pre-eclampsia, there is no benefit to being on a high dose of folic acid, a Canadian-led international study finds.
Tag: folic
Folic acid deficiency: This sound could be a sign you have the condition
Folic acid, or folate, deficiency is a serious condition that needs to be treated rapidly. Allowing it to continue may result in anaemia, causing heart conditions, fertility problems and nervous system difficulties. This is because having low folic acid levels causes red blood cells to become abnormal, reducing your body’s ability to transport life-supporting oxygen, […]
Hundreds of children born with defects because of folic acid mistake
A “STATISTICAL error” that resulted in an upper limit being set for daily folic acid intake may have contributed to hundreds of children being born with common birth defects, scientists say.
