NUTR 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Apple Juice, Miscarriage, Irregular Menstruation
5 Dec 2017
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Folate and fertility: folate intake related to increased fertility in women and healthy development of embryo following conception, in the peri-conceptional period after conception, but before pregnancy is diagnosed. Folate: after fertilization: insuf cient amounts affect embryonic development especially neural tube defects, defects occur within the very early stages of pregnancy, most often before pregnancy is identi ed. Folate recommendation: 400 micrograms a day recommended in supplemental form (as a multivitamin) to all women who are sexually active and at risk of becoming pregnant, prevent spinobifada. Folate intake: many women not following recommendation to take folate supplements, most vulnerable, single women, unplanned pregnancies, low education (lack of access to health resources and prenatal care) Naturally occurring folate: green leafy vegetables, asparagus, broccoli, brussels sprouts, avocado, corn, beets, fruits (citrus and strawberries, whole grains, dried beans, lentils and peas, beef liver, yeast preparations.
