Medically reviewed by Kayla Girgen, RD Kale is a good source of folate, but certain legumes, meat, and vegetables have more ...

Doctors explain why taking folic acid before pregnancy matters, how folate status affects fertility, and when to start ...

It’s long been known that pregnant women should take folic acid to help protect their baby from birth defects. But now it seems the vitamin can help reduce the risk of dementia, and having low levels ...

Getting ready for pregnancy? Don’t forget this essential check: your folic acid levels. It’s a small step that plays a big ...

About 10% of patients who come to complex care hospitals may have low levels of folate and other indicators of malnutrition, investigators say. To ensure those patients are identified and helped, ...

Maternal serum folate levels during early to midpregnancy show a U-shaped association with congenital heart disease (CHD) risk in offspring. Both low and high folate levels are linked to an increased ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Maternal folate levels that were too low or too high were associated with risk of congenital heart disease in ...

A new study led by researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin challenges claims from some international scientific circles, that having high blood levels ...

As a geriatrician, I often order serum folate levels as part of a workup for dementia or anemia. How accurate is the statement that “serum folate levels are not useful because they fluctuate rapidly ...

Here, a dietitian talks us through the science behind the new policy that makes folic acid fortification mandatory in ...

Safyral is engineered to reduce the risks of rare neural tube defects. Combination oral contraceptives reduce the risk of pregnancy primarily by inhibiting ovulation. This product combines ...

About 10% of patients who come to complex care hospitals may have low levels of folate and other indicators of malnutrition, investigators say. To ensure those patients are identified and helped, ...