The B vitamin, folate, functions as a coenzyme in single-carbon transfer reactions. Dietary
sources include a family of derivatives found naturally in foods and the synthetic form (folic …

Folate deficiency can cause the onset of various chronic disease states. The assumed
bioavailability of folates derived plant foods is approximately 50–80% compared to synthetic …

Folate is the generic term for compounds that have vitamin activity similar to that of
pteroylglutamic acid. Folate acts as a coenzyme in several single carbon transfers involved …

Data about folate intake and blood values of the German population, published between
1997 and 2000, have been reviewed. Median folate intake is about 250 mug/day in the adult …

The vitamin folate is recognized as beneficial health-wise in the prevention of neural tube
defects, anemia, cardiovascular diseases, poor cognitive performance, and some forms of …

The announcement, in October 2018, that the government will consult in early 2019 on the
mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to prevent foetal abnormalities brought back …

From a public health perspective, some of the new insights into folic acid nutrition are of
significance. Folate intake recommendations vary under different conditions. Intake of 350 …

The importance of proper consumption of dietary folate for human health has been
highlighted by an extensive number of publications over several decades. Fortification of …