Experts urge use of Folic Acid before pregnancy

Folic Acid is a very important vitamin. Together with vitamin B12 it is crucial in the production of red blood cells,preventing anaemia and for the synthesis of nucleic acids (DNA). It is especially critical to the development of nerves in the foetus, and a deficiency in pregnant women is linked to birth defects such as spina bifida :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8232089.stm

Use of Folic acid can lower the risk of Spina bifida births by up to 70%. Folic acid supplements are quite cheap to buy, so my own advice is that all women of child bearing age should take them but only by the RDA.










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