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  1. Folate (folic acid) - Mayo Clinic

    The synthetic form of folate is folic acid. It's in an essential component of prenatal vitamins and is in many fortified foods such as cereals and pastas.

  2. Folic acid (oral route, injection route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Folic acid (vitamin B 9) is necessary for strong blood. Lack of folic acid may lead to anemia (weak blood). Your health care professional may treat this by ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Get the Facts Before Taking Folic Acid

    Folic acid is an essential component of prenatal vitamins and typically is included in multivitamin and vitamin B complex supplements. You also can get a ...

  4. Folic acid supplements can prevent birth defects that affect the brain and spinal cord. Taking a daily prenatal vitamin can help make sure you get enough folic ...

  5. Folate and folic acid — Help prevent brain and spinal cord conditions present at birth. Folate is a B vitamin that helps prevent serious conditions called ...

  6. Pregnancy diet: Focus on these essential nutrients - Mayo Clinic

    The lab-made form of folate found in supplements and fortified foods is known as folic acid. Folic acid can help lower the risk of a baby being born too early, ...

  7. Women's Wellness: Folic acids and other ways to help avoid birth defects - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Costakos. "Luckily, these defects can be prevented for many babies if the mother receives prenatal vitamins with folic acid, and a diet with natural folate and ...

  8. Home Remedies: Can folic acid supplements slow cognitive decline? - Mayo Clinic News Network

    QUESTION: I've heard that folic acid supplements can improve cognitive function in older adults. Could those with Alzheimer's disease also benefit from ...

  9. Prenatal vitamins: Why they matter, how to choose - Mayo Clinic

    Folic acid helps prevent neural tube defects. These defects are serious abnormalities of the fetal brain and spinal cord. · Iron supports the development of the ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Minute: Does folic acid prevent obesity in kids?

    There's no question that women of childbearing age should take folic acid because it reduces a baby's risk of being born with spina bifida, a neural tube ...