Folate and pregnancy

Folate and pregnancy

Info source:

http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/21775/get-informed/risk-and-prevention-get-informed/diet-cancer/fibre-wholegrain-cereals/?pp=21775

Folate is a water soluble B-vitamin present naturally in foods such as wholemeal bread, legumes, green leafy vegetables (e.g. broccoli, lettuce and cabbage) and liver.

  Folate is responsible for many processes in the body, including fertility, foetal development and the prevention of anaemia.   Consuming adequate folate also substantially reduces the risk of neural tube defects in unborn babies.   Neural tube defects are caused by disruptions in the development of the brain and spinal cord.   The most well known neural tube defect is spina bifida.