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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

They Say: Prenatal Folic Acid Not So Good After All

Posted by Jeanne Sager

Am I the only one who is starting to feel like scientists flip a coin every day to decide what's good for our kids? The latest flip flop hits those prenatal horse pills vitamins every mother tries to force down throughout her pregnancy. 

Turns out that folic acid we always thought was so necessary for their development? This week, they're saying we probably should hold off about three months. Stay tuned (these things are subject to change). 

The study out of Norway has some heft to it. Researchers followed thirty-two thousand kids over a period of three years and found moms who took folic acid during the first three months of gestation were more likely to have a baby with respiratory issues all the way up to the eighteen-month mark. The kids were also twenty-four percent more likely to land in the hospital because of their wheezing. 

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  • Cranberry Lips's Avatar
    Posted by Cranberry Lips Wed Dec 3, 2008 10:43am PST

    So.... either don't take any folic acid and risk your kid developing spina bifida, or take it and risk them getting asthma.

    How about instead of just popping pills, pregnant and non-pregnant women try to watch all the crap they put in their bodies and try to eat from all the food groups.

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