Folate is a naturally occurring form of vitamin B found in food, while folic acid is synthetically produced and used in fortified foods and supplements. It is well known that taking folic acid before ...

Folic-acid supplementation during the periconceptive period reduces the risk of neural-tube defects in offspring. In 1998, the folic-acid fortification of certain cereal products became mandatory in ...

About 300,000 to 400,000 fetuses per year from mothers with diabetes develop neural tube defects -- when the tissue that eventually forms the brain and spinal cord fails to form properly -- which can ...