Folic Acid Requirements for Women in Pregnancy
Posted by Tom Craig in Pregnancy
Folic acid requirements increase during pregnancy in response to the demands of maternal erythropoiesis and fetal and placental growth and, most important, for the prevention of NTDs. The RDA for folic acid in pregnancy is 600 mcg, a 200 mcg increase over that for nonpregnant females. The IOM recommends thlt ...