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Maternal Tea Consumption during Early Pregnancy and the Risk of Spina Bifida

Studies have demonstrated that catechin, an antioxidant found in tea, can reduce the bioavailability of folate. Because periconceptional folic acid intake has been demonstrated to reduce the risk of spina bifida, tea consumption may put pregnant women at risk because of its possible antifolate prope...

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Published in:Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol
Main Authors: Yazdy, Mahsa M., Tinker, Sarah C., Mitchell, Allen A., Demmer, Laurie A., Werler, Martha M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557736/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22641606
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bdra.23025
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