Folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy in the Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST)

BACKGROUND: Folic acid (FA) added to foods during fortification is 70-85% bioavailable compared to 50% of folate occurring naturally in foods. Thus, if FA supplements also are taken during pregnancy, both mother and fetus can be exposed to FA exceeding the Institute of Medicine's recommended to...

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Main Authors: Hoyo, Cathrine, Murtha, Amy P, Schildkraut, Joellen M, Forman, Michele R, Calingaert, Brian, Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy, Kurtzberg, Joanne, Jirtle, Randy L, Murphy, Susan K
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038155/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21255390
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-46
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