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Friday, October, 30, 2009

What Do Prenatal Vitamins Do

Prenatal multivitamins may reduce risk of childhood cancers

October 02, 2008
According to researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children, women who take a prenatal vitamin fortified with folic acid can reduce their baby's risk of childhood cancers. Researchers say that children of mothers who took a prenatal multivitamin were able to reduce their child's risk for leukemia, neuroblastoma, and brain tumors by 25 percent to 50 percent. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Weighing In: Should I take a multivitamin?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...are pregnant or breast-feeding and are not taking a prenatal vitamin you should speak with your... Read more »

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Pregnant Moms Can Protect Their Unborn From Allergies & Asthma
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

...pregnant women are aware that eating healthy and taking prenatal vitamins aids in the... Read more »

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Preparing Your Body for Baby
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert

...of taking my regular multivitamin, I began a daily prenatal vitamin which had the doses of folic... Read more »

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Health Tidbits You Need to Know
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

There's a new hormone spray in clinical trials right now that may boost sexual satisfaction in some... Read more »

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Prior to Conception: Questions for Your Doctor
By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert

...vitamins I need while attempting to conceive?  My prenatal vitamins include higher levels... Read more »

Health Guide

Morning sickness
...foods like gelatin, broth, ginger ale, and saltine crackers can soothe your stomach. Take your prenatal vitamins at night. Increase vitamin B6 in your diet by eating whole grains, nuts, seeds,... Read more »
Vitamins: Introduction
Vitamins do not share a common chemistry, but they do share certain characteristics. They are all organic nutrients that are necessary in small amounts for normal metabolism and good... Read more »
Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits
Dietary Health BenefitsThe benefits of any dietary factors are very difficult to prove, and, to date, there is no hard evidence that any supplement protects against any major disease. Studies on... Read more »
Smoking: References
Smokers and former smokers should immediately begin to implement a healthier lifestyle and change any other behaviors that might be damaging their health.Healthy DietEveryone should... Read more »
Diabetes Diet Highlights
CoffeeCoffee, especially decaf, helps reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, suggests a 2006 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Postmenopausal women who drank 6 cups of... Read more »

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