High concentrations of folate and unmetabolized folic acid in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women and umbilical cord blood.

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Mandatory fortification, prevalent supplement use, and public health guidelines recommending periconceptional supplementation have increased folic acid intakes in North American pregnant women. However, the effects of increased folic acid intakes during pregnancy on maternal and cord blood folate concentrations have not been well established.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am. J. Clin. Nutr.

Title: The American journal of clinical nutrition

Publisher: American Society for Nutrition

ISSN (Electronic): 1938-3207

ISSN (Print): 0002-9165

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 2015

Volume: 102

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science and.

[2 ] Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;

[3 ] Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;

[4 ] Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science and.

[5 ] Freelance statistics consultant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and.

[6 ] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

[7 ] Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;

[8 ] Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; youngin.kim@utoronto.ca.

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Publisher Item ID: ajcn.115.110783

DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.110783

PubMed ID: 26269367

SO-VID: 60917352-d8bf-4e19-914a-e79af4a53e5f

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Keywords: cord blood,folate,folic acid supplementation,pregnancy,unmetabolized folic acid

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Keywords: cord blood, folate, folic acid supplementation, pregnancy, unmetabolized folic acid

High concentrations of folate and unmetabolized folic acid in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women and umbilical cord blood.

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