Folate supports red blood cell production and helps prevent neural tube defects. You can take folic acid any time of day—consistency matters most. Check with your provider if you’re on medications ...

Folate is essential for red blood cell formation, DNA synthesis and reproductive health. Folic acid is the supplemental form of folate, which is sometimes needed to prevent deficiency. Women of ...

Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, Vol. 38, No. 4 (July-August 1994), pp. 221-225 (5 pages) This study concerns in vivo folic acid and methyltetrahydrofolic acid (MTHF) absorption by the whole ...

A rise in the serum level of free folate in man follows the ingestion of conjugated folate purified from yeast. Everted sacs of rat intestine release folate from conjugate, and homogenates of ...

There’s a reason pregnant women are always told to load up on folate: getting enough of the vitamin helps prevent neural tube, brain, or spinal cord defects in babies. But folate isn’t just important ...

Depressed individuals with low serum folate and B12 levels and elevated serum homocysteine levels often fail to respond to conventional antidepressants. Elevated serum homocysteine is a marker for ...