Results Mean folate intake was 325 and 308 microg/d in men aged 20-49 and 50-79 y,
respectively. In both younger and older women mean folate intake was 270 microg/d. The …

Folic acid, or pteroylglutamic acid, is a well-known water soluble vitamin of the B-complex
group. It is necessary for DNA synthesis and normal erythropoiesis. Tetrahydrofolate, the …

An adequate dietary intake of folate has traditionally been defined by the amount of folate
required to prevent anemia. However, a rapidly expanding body of research has suggested …

Low folate status is a risk factor for birth defects. We studied concentrations of red blood cell
(RBC)-and serum folate in 198 German women in relation to information on dietary folate …

Abstract Comments on the British Food Standards Agency's vote to reject the advice of the
government regarding what to do about folate. History of research on folate in Great Britain …

Referee: S Hill, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Folic acid is an essential nutrient
from the B complex group of vitamins. Folate, as a cofactor, is involved in numerous …

Fasting serum folate levels are commonly used in assessing folate status and also in
estimating the bioavailability of synthetic folic acid and food folate. Previous work has shown …

Folic acid, as the anionic folate, is a watersoluble vitamin B9 considered to be of immense
health benefit. Folic acid is a synthetic product that can be used to supplement the naturally …

Folate is a B group vitamin; its deficiency has a wide variety of causes including poor dietary
intake, malabsorption and excess utilization. The consequences are anaemia and other …

The title of the book is somewhat misleading in that its scope is broader than simply folic
acid metabolisnt. This is a book on the biochemistry and physiology of the folate coenzymes …