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Vitamin Supplement with Folic Acid good for women 19. 04. 2008 Improve your health by taking a vitamin supplement with folic acid, the synthetic form of B vitamin which is essential for cell growth and reproduction. According to public health experts, taking vitamin supplement with folic acid will help to reduce the problems with brain and spinal cord. It also helps to reduce the birth defects by up to 70 percent. Unfortunately, most of the women in the age group between 18 and 45 are not aware of the benefits of folic acid. As per the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 12 percent of women have the idea about folic acid. The awareness about the folic acid among Hispanic women is lesser than in non-Hispanic white women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children of Hispanic women have 1.5 to 3 times more chances to be a victim of “neural tube” birth defect such as spina bifida than the children of non-Hispanic white women. Today, the government suggests using 400 micrograms a day of B vitamin for everyone over 13 years of age and 600 mcg. for pregnant women. According to Heather Hamner, a CDC epidemiologist, it is very important to take folic acid supplement for women of childbearing age. |
