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High folic acid, low B12 may affect fetal brain development in mice: Study
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Folate is a B vitamin that is essential for preventing neural tube abnormalities such as spina bifida. Folic acid, a synthetic version of folate, has been added to vitamins, breakfast cereals, and other items in the United States and more than 80 other countries to guarantee that pregnant wo
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269 districts started distributing fortified rice under public distributio
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Fortification is the process of adding micronutrients (Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12) to normal rice. This process is done in the rice mills at the time of milling of rice.
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Study finds excess folic acid during pregnancy effects brain development o
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
High levels of folic acid during pregnancy were found to harm embryo brain development in pregnant mice. According to the researchers, the findings indicate that more research into the best recommended dosage for pregnant women is required.
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Fermenta Biotech Limited Commissions Fortified Rice Kernel Manufacturing F
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Fermenta Biotech Limited ('Fermenta') has commissioned a new facility to manufacture Fortified Rice Kernel ('FRK') located in Pennepalli, Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh. With this milestone, Fermenta has entered the rice fortific
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Advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may benefit from the use of B v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): Scientists have found that elevated blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine correlate strongly with the severity of an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. They also found vitamin B12 and folic acid could be used to prevent and/or del
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Pro Nutrition & Fitness launches tablet-based supplement line to boost
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI/PNN): Pro Nutrition & Fitness, prominent nutrition, and health supplement company in the country, has introduced a new tablet-based supplement line designed to boost overall energy levels and act as a midnight fat burner for both men and women.
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Study finds supplements like zinc, folic acid do not enhance male fertilit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): A new study showed that dietary supplements zinc and folic acid which have long been touted as an effective treatment for male infertility have failed to improve sperm counts and sperm potency.
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Mumbai: One student dies, over 200 hospitalised in alleged medicine poison
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [Maharashtra] (India), Aug 11 (ANI): A 12-year-old girl, studying in BMC School number 4 at Baiganwadi died and over 200 students were admitted to the hospital on Friday after allegedly consuming folic acid and iron tablet, distributed in the school.
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Folic acid in pregnancy can up risk of allergies in kids
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 25 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, take note! According to a study, taking folic acid in late pregnancy may increase the risk of allergies in children affected by growth restriction during pregnancy.
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Folic acid supplements ups allergy risk in babies
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 23 (ANI): You may want to avoid taking folic acid supplements during late pregnancy if you do not want your baby to be at risk, a study has said.
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Micronutrients deficiency most pervasive health condition among infants
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): According to experts, micronutrients deficiencies are a major risk factor of illness in infants. Every day, over 6,000 children die in India under the age of five and more than half of these deaths are caused by micronutrient malnutrition-primarily due to lac
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