Nutrient intake values for folate during pregnancy and lactation vary widely around the world

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3920-3947

  Stamm, Rosemary A ^a   Houghton, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Folate requirements; Lactation; Nutrient intake values; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; 5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

BLOOD VOLUME; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA SYNTHESIS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LACTATING WOMAN; LACTATION; MEXICO; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRIENT INTAKE; NUTRIENT INTAKE VALUE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TISSUE GROWTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK, HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84884825723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5103920     Document Type: Review

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