Word: folic
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...addition, take a daily multivitamin-multimineral supplement that provides at least 400 mcg of folic acid and at least 1,000 IUs of vitamin D. It should contain no iron and no preformed vitamin A (retinol...
...clear how folic acid does this, although the supplement is known to reduce levels of homocysteine, a blood component that can damage blood vessels. Women who got their folate eating foods naturally high in the vitamin-such as nuts, leafy greens and berries-didn't derive the same benefit as those who took folic acid supplements, perhaps because it's hard to eat enough vegetables...
...Folic acid is one of the more essential B vitamins, especially for women of childbearing age, and a little bit-100 micrograms a day-goes a long way toward preventing spina bifida and other birth defects. Now a major study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has confirmed what smaller studies had only hinted at: that women who consume large amounts of folate (in the region of 1,000 micrograms a day) have a lower risk of developing hypertension-for younger women, it's significantly lower...
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...clear how folic acid does this, although the supplement is known to reduce levels of homocysteine, a blood component that can damage blood vessels. Women who got their folate eating foods naturally high in the vitamin - such as nuts, leafy greens and berries - didn't derive the same benefit as those who took folic acid supplements, perhaps because it's hard to eat enough vegetables...