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Prevalence and factors associated with the consumption of folic acid and iron in pregnant women in the BRISA cohort [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2020
Objectives: to describe the prevalence and factors associated with the consumption of folic acid and iron among puerperal women in the city of São Luís, Maranhão.
Renata Monteiro Lima   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

High folic acid consumption leads to pseudo-MTHFR deficiency, altered lipid metabolism, and liver injury in mice. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Increased consumption of folic acid is prevalent, leading to concerns about negative consequences. The effects of folic acid on the liver, the primary organ for folate metabolism, are largely unknown.
Best, A   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of Folic Acid Intake on Infant and Child Allergic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effect of folic acid supplements on infant and child allergic diseases through systematic review and meta-analysis.Design: PubMed, The Cochrane Library and references of related articles published before January
Zekun Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Micronutrient Intake and Fundal Height Determine Birth Weight [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The birth weight (BW) are utilized as indicators of the healthy and term newborns. Factor that affects the weight of a newborn are micronutrient intake and fundal height. Folic acid and iron (Fe) were associated with newborn birth weight.
Aghadiati, F. (Faradina)   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Folic acid contributes to peripheral nerve injury repair by promoting Schwann cell proliferation, migration, and secretion of nerve growth factor

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2019
After peripheral nerve injury, intraperitoneal injection of folic acid improves axon quantity, increases axon density and improves electromyography results. However, the mechanisms for this remain unclear.
Wei-Bo Kang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Awareness and factors associated with reported intake of folic acid-fortified flour among women of reproductive age in Ifakara, Morogoro region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Nutrition, 2019
Background Folic acid fortification of staple foods has been in place in many countries for over two decades. Studies have shown that folic acid fortification can significantly reduce incidence of neural tube defects.
Ipyana Frank Mwandelile   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Degradation of folic acid wastewater by electro-Fenton with three-dimensional electrode and its kinetic study [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2018
The three-dimensional electro-Fenton method was used in the folic acid wastewater pretreatment process. In this study, we researched the degradation of folic acid and the effects of different parameters such as the air sparging rate, current density, pH ...
Gu Xiaochao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated with Prenatal Folic Acid and Iron Supplementation Among 21,889 Pregnant women in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Folate and iron deficiency during pregnancy are risk factors for anaemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight, and may contribute to poor neonatal health and increased maternal mortality.
Daltveit, Anne Kjersti   +6 more
core   +4 more sources

A hidden cause of infertility in hypothyroid patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene mutations could be the cause of infertility in hypothyroid patients. Hence, it is worthy to screen for MTHFR gene mutations in infertile hypothyroid females and their partners if infertility persists ...
Ahmed, Soha Magdy   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Folic Acid Fortification [PDF]

open access: yesNutrition Reviews, 2009
The relationship of folic acid to neural tube defects has provided us with one of the richest case studies in nutrition science policy of this half century. The concepts of nutritional adequacy in the periconceptual period, the power of well-designed and controlled intervention trials, the challenges of altering the intake of a critical nutrient, the ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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