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| (documentation VitaminB9 EnglishLanguage "Folate, also known as vitamin B9 and folacin, is one of the B vitamins. Manufactured folic acid, which is converted into folate by the body, is used as a dietary supplement and in food fortification as it is more stable during processing and storage. Folate is required for the body to make DNA and RNA and metabolise amino acids necessary for cell division. As humans cannot make folate, it is required in the diet, making it an essential nutrient. It occurs naturally in many foods. The recommended adult daily intake of folate in the U.S. is 400 micrograms from foods or dietary supplements. Folate in the form of folic acid is used to treat anemia caused by folate deficiency. Folic acid is also used as a supplement by women during pregnancy to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the baby. Low levels in early pregnancy are believed to be the cause of more than half of babies born with NTDs. More than 80 countries use either mandatory or voluntary fortification of certain foods with folic acid as a measure to decrease the rate of NTDs. Long-term supplementation with relatively large amounts of folic acid is associated with small reduction in the risk of stroke and an increased risk of prostate cancer. There are concerns that large amounts of supplemental folic acid can hide VitaminB12 deficiency.[from Wikipedia]") | Medicine.kif 2571-2592 | |
| (subclass VitaminB9 VitaminBComplex) | Medicine.kif 2570-2570 | Folacin is a subclass of B complex vitamin |
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| (termFormat EnglishLanguage VitaminB9 "folacin") | Medicine.kif 2595-2595 | |
| (termFormat EnglishLanguage VitaminB9 "folate") | Medicine.kif 2594-2594 | |
| (termFormat EnglishLanguage VitaminB9 "vitamin B9") | Medicine.kif 2593-2593 |
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