Fetal Brain Articles & Analysis
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Such properties include anti-inflammatory effects, promotion of brain health, and reduction of cardiovascular risk. Regular intake has been demonstrated to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, enhance fetal brain development, and lower heart disease risks by managing cholesterol and blood pressure levels. ...
The authors postulate that folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B9, and the other B vitamins in prenatal supplements, likely protect against deficits in early fetal brain development. Folate is known to be critical to neurodevelopment and studies have found that supplemental folic acid has the potential to prevent up to 70 percent of neural tube ...