Background Inadequate folate status has been associated with many negative reproductive
outcomes, such as neural tube defects (NTD), low birth weight and placental abruption. Aim …

Background Adequate folate status in pregnancy is important for satisfactory pregnancy
outcome. Aim of the Study The objective of the present study was to evaluate folate status in …

Most Japanese pregnant women do not take the estimated average requirement (EAR) of
folate for pregnant women, which is 400 mg/d. Nevertheless, folate deficiencies have not …

Folate nutrition in early pregnancy is crucial in order to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) in
the fetus and maternal folate deficiency in late pregnancy If the influencing factors on …

Objective: To assess the status of dietary folate intake, serum and red blood cell (RBC)
folate, and related nutritional biomarkers in healthy Japanese women in early pregnancy …

Folate status for women during early pregnancy has been investigated, but data for women
during mid-pregnancy, late pregnancy or lactation are sparse or lacking. Between May and …

Aim: To quantify the consumed amount of dietary folate and to evaluate effects of folic acid
and balanced diets on serum folate concentrations. Material & Methods: Food records …

Recent studies in western countries have indicated that women with low serum folate before
pregnancy have greater risk of giving birth to babies with neural tube defects, and …

The concentration of micronutrients impacts fetal development and pregnancy outcome and
has been suggested to be negatively correlated with the body-mass index (BMI). We …

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the folate status of pregnant women and how it
is affected by dietary folate, use of folate supplements, and lifestyle factors (smoking and …