There’s a reason pregnant women are always told to load up on folate: getting enough of the vitamin helps prevent neural tube, brain, or spinal cord defects in babies. But folate isn’t just important ...

Kale is touted to be a great source of folate. But beef liver, legumes, spinach, and avocados are some foods with even higher folate content.

Folate and folic acid are terms that identify vitamin B9. Folate actually refers to the tetrahydrofolate (THF) derivative found naturally in fresh fruits, vegetables and beans. Folate is a natural ...

Although they number from 1 (thiamine) to 12 (cobalamin), there are eight B vitamins—don't bother seeking numbers 4, 8, 10, or 11. The rest are all facilitators of the nervous system and tend to work ...

This multitasking vitamin supports a healthy heart, brain, pregnancy and more. Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, M.S., RDN The B vitamin folate plays a role in reproductive, cardiovascular, cognitive ...

NEW YORK - Men who consume relatively large amounts of folic acid, a.k.a. folate, are at significantly lower risk of the most common type of stroke, new research shows. During a 14-year-long study, ...

Background: Epilepsy is the most common childhood neurological disorder in Nigeria. Treatment of epilepsy is long-term and sometimes lifelong with anti-seizure medications. There are conflicting ...