Folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy in the Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST)
Folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy in the Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST)
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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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 tolerable upper limit (TUL) of 1,000 micrograms per day (μg/d) for ad...
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Folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy in the Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST)
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1471-2458
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1471-2458
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10.1186/1471-2458-11-46
