Folic Acid Recommendations

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Folic Acid Recommendations

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September 19, 2023
By National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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All women of reproductive age should get 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid each day, in addition to consuming food with folate from a varied diet, to help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs). NTDs are major birth defects of the baby’s brain (anencephaly) and spine (spina bifida).
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Recommendations -- Recurrence prevention -- History of folic acid recommendations in the United States.
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CDC--history Congenital Abnormalities/prevention & Control Dietary Supplements Folic Acid Neural Tube Defects/prevention & Control
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United States
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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