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Found in green leafy vegetables, chick peas and lentils – folate – is already known to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTD) (most commonly spina bifida and anencephaly) in infants when taken in the first trimester of pregnancy.
This association has led to increased fortification of folic acid (the synthetic counterpart of folate) in […]
While folic acid supplementation may reduce the risk of stroke, it does not reduce the risk of colorectal cancers (but could even possible increase the risk of some types of colorectal cancers) even though previous studies have suggested that folate supplementation may help prevent colorectal cancers.
[Err, folic acid is synthetic while folate is the natural […]
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