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- Title
Steady state folate concentrations achieved with 5 compared with 1.1 mg folic acid supplementation among women of childbearing age.
- Authors
Nguyen, Patricia; Tam, Carolyn; O'Connor, Deborah L; Kapur, Bhushan; Koren, Gideon
- Abstract
Synthetic folic acid (0.4-1.0 mg) consumed during the periconceptional period has been shown to reduce the risk of neural tube defects. Women with poor supplement adherence or a previous pregnancy affected by a neural tube defect may need to take higher doses of folic acid (4-5 mg). However, there are limited data on the pharmacokinetics of higher folic acid doses.
- Publication
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2009, Vol 89, Issue 3, p844
- ISSN
1938-3207
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3945/ajcn.2008.26878