... ] and entered into the software as standard recipes. Also, a simplified Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) containing 38 food items was administered to inquire only about consumption frequency. 11 01 2012 12 02 2013 2 7 2013 Besides food folate, the synthetic form (folic acid...

... for microorganisms such as Lactobacillus casei were given the interim names including folic acid – in recognition of extracts from leafy greens. Competing pharmaceutical research groups headed by Robert Stokstad at Lederle Laboratories and Joseph John Pfiffner at Parke-Davis Research Laboratory independently...

...Madhavi Dhobale; Preeti Chavan; Asmita Kulkarni; Savita Mehendale; Hemlata Pisal; Sadhana Joshi Background and Aim: Maternal nutrition is an important determinant of the duration of pregnancy and fetal growth, and thereby influences pregnancy outcome. Folic acid and vitamin B 12 are involved in one...

...John Scott Intervention trials have demonstrated conclusively that oral ingestion of extra folic acid can prevent the majority of cases of spina bifida and other neural tube defects (NTDs). Data from these studies offer conclusive evidence that the intake of 400 µg/day folic acid provides...

...Andrew E. Czeizel The prevention of neural tube defects with periconceptional folic acid or folic acid-containing multivitamin supplementation is accepted by the scientific community; here the possible prevention of cardiovascular malformations is discussed. The aim of this presentation is to show...

... and unresolved questions on the supply of vitamin D, folic acid, and iron for pregnant women, lactating women, and infants, and their health effects were discussed. The question was addressed of whether, and under which circumstances, supplementation with these micronutrients in addition to usual dietary intakes...

... with folic acid is recommended not only to meet the higher requirements but also to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes such as neural tube defects (NTDs). In countries that have implemented food fortification with folic acid, the folate intake has raised but does not yet meet the recommended amount for NTD...

... mandatory or at least voluntary folic acid fortification as an effective measure to reduce NTD, whereas others support periconceptional supplementation of women of childbearing age. Countries with mandatory fortification achieved a significant increase in folate intake and a significant decline...

...Andrew E. Czeizel; István Dudás; László Paput; Ferenc Bánhidy Background/Aims: To review the main results of intervention trials which showed the efficacy of periconceptional folic acid-containing multivitamin and folic acid supplementation in the prevention of neural-tube defects (NTD). Methods...

... of several bioactive food components have been linked to their estrogenic and epigenetic activities. Methods: The effect of folic acid, zebularine, resveratrol, genistein and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on tumor cell growth, promoter methylation of ESR1, p15 INK4b and p16 INK4a and gene expression...

... endothelial cells. 28 04 2008 16 12 2008 27 2 2009 Methionine Folic acid Homocysteine Deoxyuridine suppression test Inflammation markers Atherogenesis Endothelial cells Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 Receptor for advanced glycation end products Matrix metalloproteinase-9...

...Z. Abdollahi; I. Elmadfa; A. Djazayeri; S. Sadeghian; H. Freisling; F. Salehi Mazandarani; K. Mohamed Background: Folic acid fortification implemented mandatorily in many countries has been associated with significant increase in blood folate concentrations and reduction in the prevalence of neural...

... hospitalized elderly patients (age 83.0 ± 7.9 years) participated in this cross-sectional study. Blood was drawn in fasting state and analyzed for albumin, prealbumin, lymphocytes, tHcy, cystatin C, folic acid, and vitamin B 12 . The nutritional status was assessed. Statistical analyses included multivariate...

... depend on the diet especially on vitamin B 6 , folic acid and vitamin B 12 intakes. Methods: Twelve trained subjects (52.33 ± 2.4 years) and twelve untrained subjects (56.23 ± 0.9 years) volunteered for the present study. tHcy and tCys were measured with high-pressure liquid chromatography at rest...

... with folic acid decreases tHcy. We investigated whether supplementation with 500 µg folic acid every other day is as effective in lowering tHcy as 250 µg folic acid each day. Methods: In a 4-week intervention study, 22 healthy young women (18–40 years old) took either 500 µg folic acid every other day (500...