Vitamins
Folic acid: Just what is mainstream medicines stance on vitamins?
Date: 09/11/06
Keywords: Other Natural Remedies,
Mainstream medicine's curious relationship with folic acid is amusing.
Mainstream medicine's curious relationship with folic acid is amusing. By and large, most mainstream doctors are dismissive of alternative health care and supplement use. Some will tell you, flat out: 'Vitamin supplements are pointless. Don't waste your money.' And yet, the idea that pregnant women need folic acid supplements to help prevent birth defects is unquestioned (which it should be).
Now this curious relationship is getting put to the test, as the results of a surprising new study raise the question: How can we get more folate into more mums-to-be?
The answer isn't as simple as it might seem.
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