folate
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- noun
- /ˈfoʊleɪt/
- Specialized
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folato
- Spinach is an excellent vegetable because it is high in folate, which is essential for cell growth.
- folate vitamin
- iron and folate
- fiber and folate
Which brings us to the issue of folate versus folic acid.
- Which brings us to the issue of folate versus folic acid.
- Also make sure that you're taking a folate supplement and not a folic acid supplement.
- Choline also is a very important precursor, much like folate to make methyl groups which turn genes off or on.
- And so methylation is it's taking something like folate, adding on a methyl group to where now your body can use it.
- But it's, it is not the exact same as folate.
- And one of my students and one of Fenix students compared radiation to folate deficiency.
- And we can look at it, you know, and, and look at their, you know, look at their, their iron and their SHPG and, and, and look at their homocysteine levels and their folate.
Examples
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Many breakfast cereals are fortified with folate to help people meet their daily nutritional needs.
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The number one food as a source for folate that I could find is chicken liver.
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According to research, an insufficient amount of folate in the body is useful in preventing low birth weight and premature birth.
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So for example, we'll take folate from green leafy vegetables, we'll convert that into methylfolate.
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During pregnancy, you may need extra iron, calcium, folate, and omega-3 to guide the development of the fetus.
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Specific groups, as outlined in Table 1, are at increased risk of NTD, and therefore a higher dose of folate supplement is recommended for these women.
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Home-prepared meals are higher in several nutrients, including fiber, calcium, folate, iron, and vitamins B6, B12, C, and E.
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For example, ARS researchers found a link between cataract development and lower levels of vitamin B6, folate, and taurine in the diets of the elderly.
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Doctors often recommend consuming foods rich in folate to support a healthy pregnancy.
Synonyms
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A B vitamin that helps the body make new cells and prevents birth defects in early pregnancy
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A B vitamin that helps the body make new cells and blood
A B vitamin needed for cells to grow and make new cells
A substance your body needs to make new cells, especially during pregnancy
A vitamin needed for making new cells and preventing anemia
A B vitamin, also called folic acid, needed for cells to grow and make new cells
Surface Forms
Morphology
folate = folic acid (opaque) = fol + ate
The relation is a technical chemical naming (the anion/salt form of folic acid) and not a transparent derivation for average learners.
Etymology
Folate comes from the Latin word folium, which means 'leaf', because the vitamin was first found in leafy green plants. So folate is easy to remember as the vitamin from 'leaf' foods that helps cell growth and new cells.