Folate & Folic Acid- Healthy Moms Mean Healthy Babies

Zilliox, Trish; da Silva, Vanessa

dc.contributor.author	Zilliox, Trish
dc.contributor.author	da Silva, Vanessa
dc.date.accessioned	2017-08-21T20:43:13Z
dc.date.available	2017-08-21T20:43:13Z
dc.date.issued	2017-03
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625289
dc.description	4 pp.	en
dc.description.abstract	Before they may even know they are pregnant; women’s bodies and their level of folate play a critical role in preventing certain birth defects, specifically neural tube defects (NTDs). NTDs are birth defects in the brain, spinal cord, or spine. Considered ‘one of the most important public health discoveries of this century’ is that daily supplemental folic acid taken before becoming pregnant significantly reduces the risk of NTDs (1). In 1998, the United States made sweeping efforts that fortified cereal grains with folic acid to ensure all Americans consume adequate amounts of this vitamin. So what exactly is folate? What are the functions of this vitamin? What foods have high levels of folate and what is the recommended daily intake? This article will answer these questions and will go on to explain folic acid fortification and the impact fortification has had on the incidence of NTDs in Arizona.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin	en
dc.relation.url	http://uacals.org/6kw	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/	*
dc.source	CALS Publications Archive. The University of Arizona.	en_US
dc.subject	pregnancy	en
dc.subject	folate	en
dc.subject	folic acid	en
dc.subject	infant	en
dc.subject	babies	en
dc.subject	nutrition	en
dc.title	Folate & Folic Acid- Healthy Moms Mean Healthy Babies	en_US
dc.type	text	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US
dc.identifier.cals	AZ1733-2017
refterms.dateFOA	2018-09-11T22:24:39Z
html.description.abstract	Before they may even know they are pregnant; women’s bodies and their level of folate play a critical role in preventing certain birth defects, specifically neural tube defects (NTDs). NTDs are birth defects in the brain, spinal cord, or spine. Considered ‘one of the most important public health discoveries of this century’ is that daily supplemental folic acid taken before becoming pregnant significantly reduces the risk of NTDs (1). In 1998, the United States made sweeping efforts that fortified cereal grains with folic acid to ensure all Americans consume adequate amounts of this vitamin. So what exactly is folate? What are the functions of this vitamin? What foods have high levels of folate and what is the recommended daily intake? This article will answer these questions and will go on to explain folic acid fortification and the impact fortification has had on the incidence of NTDs in Arizona.