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Folic acid reduces the risk of (NOT prevents) spina bifida. This is a defect in the newborn where at an early stage of developement the spine has failed to form properly and may be anything from a tiny little dimple at the base of the spine to an open wound with the spinal cord exposed.
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What vitamin is known as folic acid?
Folic Acid is known as vitamin B9
Folic Acid is which vitamin?
Folic Acid is actually several vitamins; M, B9 and Bc.
Is folic acid a vitamin?
Yep... Vitamin B9 also known as Folic Acid / Folate
Can you drink vitamin water in lieu of taking prenatal vitamin?
No. Prenatals contain folic acid, which you need in order to prevent fetal monstrosities. Vitamin water does not contain folic acid in sufficient quantities for a pregnant woman
What vitamin prevents some birth defects and can be found in green leafy vegetables liver and yeast?
The vitamin is Folic Acid.
Folic acid is the chemical name of which vitamin?
vitamin B9
Can folic acid change the result of a pregnancy test?
No, folic acid is a vitamin, nothing to do with a pregnancy test.
What elements are in folic acid?
Folic acid is a B vitamin and can be found in leafy green vegetables. Folic acid contains carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen.
Is folic acid a water-soluble vitamin that is stored in the body's fat cells?
No, folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin that is not stored in the body's fat cells.
Does folic acid belong in the vitamin B family?
Yes, folic acid is otherwise known as vitamin B9. This vitamin is essential in the body and in some countries is added to foods such as cereals ad bread. It is also recommended that pregnant women take folic acid supplements.
Folate and folic acid are forms of what vitamin?
Folate and folic acid are classified as "B Vitamins." It is an extremely important vitamin for women, and key for the development of babies in pregnant women.
What acids are in orange juice?
Mostly ascorbic acid (vitamin C), folic acid (vitamin B9) and citric acid.
