Folate: A Key Ingredient to Problem-Free Pregnancy
By Bronwyn Long, September 10, 2021
You know poor diet hurts your health, but did you know it can put your future child at risk before you even conceive? Roughly one in every 33 infants is born with a defect in the United States (10). Poor nutrition is one of multiple causes for pregnancy complications. In particular, women need higher levels of a vitamin called folate before conception to deliver a healthy baby, but the body cannot produce folate on its own; we only get it from eating certain foods. For this reason, some foods ...