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  2. March of Dimes - Wikipedia

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    The March of Dimes has campaigned for public education on folic acid, [39] a vitamin which can prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly if mothers have enough of it in their body. The March of Dimes has funded polls on folic acid from The Gallup Organization. [40]

  3. Folate deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Treatment may include dietary changes and folic acid supplements. [1] Dietary changes including eating foods high in folate such as, fruits and green leafy vegetables can help. [1] Prevention is recommended for pregnant women or those who are planning a pregnancy. [1] Folate deficiency is very rare in countries with folic acid fortification ...

  4. Folate - Wikipedia

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    Canadian public health efforts focused on promoting awareness of the importance of folic acid supplementation for all women of childbearing age and decreasing socio-economic inequalities by providing practical folic acid support to vulnerable groups of women. [129] Folic acid food fortification became mandatory in 1998, with the fortification ...

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  6. Nutrition and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Folic acid, which is the synthetic form of the vitamin folate, is critical both in pre- and peri-conception. [7] Deficiencies in folic acid may cause neural tube defects (NTDs). Women who had 0.4 mg of folic acid in their systems due to supplementing 3 months before childbirth significantly reduced the risk of NTDs. [29]

  7. Here's What 40 Celebrities Looked Like at 21 Years Old

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    Scroll through for 40 photos of celebrities working, playing, and living it up at age 21. Jack Nicholson (1958) Nicholson poses for a publicity still for his debut film, The Cry Baby Killer .

  8. Lucy Wills - Wikipedia

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    For some years this nutritional factor was known as the 'Wills Factor', and it was later shown, in the 1940s, to be folate, of which the synthetic form is folic acid. Wills decided to investigate possible nutritional treatments by first studying the effects of dietary manipulation on a macrocytic anaemia in albino rats.

  9. The Lululemon controversy over 'certain customers' comment ...

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    Athletic apparel company, Lululemon, is facing backlash after founder and former CEO, Chip Wilson's recent comments that "certain customers" should be discouraged from shopping at its stores.