Nutrition 101: Folate

• Folate, Folic Acid, Folacin, Pteroylglutamic Acid (PGA)

• Males & Females ≥ 19 years: 400 ug/day

Note: It is recommended that all women of child-bearing ages consume 400 ug from supplements or fortified foods in addition to intake of food folate from a balanced diet.

• Part of an enzyme complex that assists in releasing energy from food
• Reduces risk of brain and spinal cord damage during first weeks of pregnancy
• Helps ensure proper cell division and red blood cell formation occurs
• Involved in converting vitamin B12 to its metabolically active form
  
• Defends against anemia and cancer

• Leafy green vegetables, citrus fruits and fruit juices, dried beans and peas, poultry, enriched grain products

• Pregnancy Diet and Nutrition
• Folate from food, not from supplements, may cut Pancreatic Cancer risk
• Folic Acid cannot Prevent Stroke or other Heart Diseases
• Different Types of Anemia