Folate and Neural Tube Defects
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Nutrition Today
- Vol. 26 (6) , 30-33
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00017285-199211000-00007
Abstract
The U.S. Public Health Service recently recommended that all women of child-hearing age consume 0.4 mg of folic acid daily to reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects. In this article, Dr. Herbert examines why daily folate intake of higher than a total of 0.4 mg, including both supplemental and dietary intakes, may be contraindicated.Keywords
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