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Folate Levels
Low folate levels in pregnancy may increase a child's risk of developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), experts say. The study backs up evidence that links folic acid to the growth of a fetus' nervous system. Researchers also found that low levels of folate was associated with a smaller head size in babies--a trait that could indicate a slower rate of prenatal brain development.
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Folate and Deplin: Effective Treatments for Depression?
For almost 40 years, it has been suspected that folate plays a role in depression. We have a general sense that low folate can cause... Read more »
Normal Blood Glucose
[Science of Diabetes] One of the most common questions asked by people with diabetes is: “What are normal blood sugar levels?”... Read more »
Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?
It seems that nowadays all the attention concerning diet and heart disease risk centers around the consumption of fat and their effects on... Read more »
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Kids with IBD have surprisingly high folate levels: study
Children who have been recently diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have higher levels of folate in their blood than children without... Read more »
Folate deficiency
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folate deficiency means you have a lower-than-normal amount of folic acid, a type of B vitamin, in your blood.See also: Folic acidAlternative... Read more »
Folate-deficiency anemia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folate-deficiency anemia is a decrease in red blood cells (anemia) due to a lack of folate.Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have... Read more »
Folic acid (folate)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Folic acid is a type of B vitamin. It is the man-made (synthetic) form of folate that is found in supplements and added to fortified foods.Folic acid... Read more »
Vitamin B, folate may not help the heart
A new study designed to see if taking vitamin B and folate supplements helps the heart has been cut short, because the pills weren't doing any good... Read more »
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