date:Jun 22, 2012
Dutch researchers report that the risk of emotional problems for children of mothers with folate deficiency during pregnancy was 57% higher than children of mothers with adequate intakes, according to findings published in theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The research adds to the mother and child benefits of folic acid, in addition to the established link at reducing the incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs).
Indeed, the same researchers reported in theBritish Journal of Nutritioni