Infants & Kids & Adolescents

Sufficient folate levels are critical throughout your entire life. Especially in life phases of growth, cell division and repair, as folates are needed for the production of DNA building blocks and cell integrity.


Key Publications / References:

M. Murphy, J. Fernandez-Ballart, V. Arija, J. Scott, A. Molloy, J. Canals (2007):
Maternal homocysteine at preconception is negatively associated with cognitive achievement in children at 4 months and 6 years of age.
Clin Chem Lab Med. 45(5): 83.

M. Murphy, J. Scott, V. Arija, A. Molloy, J. Fernandez-Ballart (2004):
Maternal Homocysteine before Conception and thoughout Pregnancy Predicts Fetal Homocysteine and Birth Weight.
Clin Chem. 50: 1406-1412

P. Verlinde, I. Oey, M. Hendrickx, A. Van Loey, E. Temme (2007):
L-ascorbic acid improves the serum folate response to an oral dose of (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid in healthy men.
Eur J Clin Nutr.

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