Saturday, May 7, 2011

Folic acid

Also known as vitamin B9 is essential to us. The human body needs folic acid to synthesize DNA, repair DNA and as well as to act as a cofactor in biological reactions involving folic acid. It is especially important in aiding rapid cell division and growth, such as in infancy and pregnancyChildren and adults both require folic acid to produce healthy red blood cells and prevent anemia.

Folic acid is much recommended if you're pregnant because it can prevent the baby of having neural tube defects (NTDs). Which are serious birth defects of the spine and brain; two of the most common NTDs are spina bifida and anencephaly. Taking 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid daily can help prevent these major birth defects.




12 comments:

  1. Damn... posts like this scare me, but it's good. Gotta be health smart. Gonna check out what foods provide folic acid.

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  2. good info, had no idea about that

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  3. Sounds like important stuff.

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  4. Interesting! Good to know!

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  5. Its amazing that something like this can cause spina bifida.

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  6. Good to know. I always learn something reading this blog, lol.

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  7. well if I am ever pregnant I will be sure to get my folic acid intake up

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  8. It's healty and you should get it... Interesting =D thanks for sharing :)

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  9. People really ought to supplement more, there are all kinds of great, safe, things to take. Clearly this is one.

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  10. Good to know, if i have get pregnant i'll be sure to take some folic acid :>

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  11. Never knew this about folic acid, thanks

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  12. I like looking up electron microscope images. Things that are extremely large and extremely small both fascinate me. It's the regular sized things I find boring. Thanks for the knowledge!

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