How much folic acid should you get? And does it matter where you get it from? One thing experts agree on is that all women of childbearing age should absolutely get 400 micrograms of folic acid ...

Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force went a little further, recommending that women take a daily supplement with 400 micrograms to 800 micrograms of folic acid daily.

Folate, an essential B vitamin, is necessary for the human body to function and many countries, including the United States, ...

SUPPLEMENT FOLATE IN FOODS: ... Because not enough is absorbed from food, the latest nutritional recommendation is to supplement edibles with 400 micrograms of synthetic folic acid a day.

The current recommended daily allowance of folic acid is 400 micrograms per day. Research has shown that up to 70 percent of birth defects of the brain and spine, ...

Folic acid is one of those great public health success stories. In the decade that followed the fortification of cereal grains and other foods, along with educational campaigns, the rate of ...

The hottest item on the government’s nutrition-advice menu was served Tuesday when a blue-ribbon advisory panel urged all adults, especially newly pregnant women, to get at least 400 micrograms ...