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Original: The benefits of folic acid are well known, but why does the United States remove a large number of folic acid supplements? A popular science!
For female friends who are trying to conceive and the first trimester, they should have heard of a drug called "folic acid", which is also known as vitamin B9 in the clinic, which is a typical water-soluble vitamin
The reason why folic acid supplementation is needed in the preparation for pregnancy and the first trimester is because insufficient folic acid may lead to problems such as neural tube defects and deformities in newborns
In addition, the lack of folic acid in pregnant women can also lead to problems such
Low body weight, cleft lip and palate, heart defects
In addition, related studies have pointed out that folic acid has the effect of preventing cardiovascular diseases, so middle-aged and elderly people in the absence of folic acid can also take folic acid supplements
, folic acid has the effect of preventing cardiovascular diseases,
Although the benefits of folic acid are more or less recognized by everyone, in 2018, the United States began to introduce relevant policies to promote the removal
As a result, many people have begun to fall into a state of entanglement, to know that the medical technology, equipment and drugs in the United States are the most advanced, they remove folic acid, is folic acid toxic? In fact, the large-scale removal of folic acid supplements in the United States is affected by the following two major factors:
1.
1.
At the end of the 1990s, the United States began to implement the policy of adding folic acid to flour and various cereals
In 2019, the famous magazine "Am J Clin Nutr" published a related study, the results of which pointed out that in the past 20 years, the overall increase in serum folate levels in Americans has increased, and the prevalence of folate deficiency has decreased
In Am J Clin Nutr, the prevalence of folate deficiency decreased overall
In other words, the United States fortified folic acid supplementation is normal, resulting in an increase in
Folic acid supplementation in the United States is normal, resulting in an increase in
2.
2.
Folic acid, which can meet the body's needs, is no exception as long as it is
Intake of 800 mcg
If you supplement folic acid in excess for a long time, it will cover up the symptoms related to vitamin B12 deficiency in some people's bodies, which may lead to peripheral neuropathy, megaloblastic anemia and other problems
Long-term additional and excessive folic acid supplementation will mask the symptoms associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in some people
Moreover, for people who have not yet precancerous lesions, proper folic acid supplementation may have a side anti-cancer effect
Proper supplementation with folic acid may have a side anti-cancer effect
Therefore, whether it is women trying to conceive, women in the first trimester, or middle-aged and elderly people who lack folic acid components in the body, they should reasonably supplement folic acid
according to the doctor's recommendations.
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