Synthetic folic acid from dietary supplements may be prescribed to women who might become pregnant.
Not exact matches
Folic acid is the
synthetic form of folate, and over a third of women have a gene variation that keeps them
from properly utilizing it.
«The CDC continues to recommend that, to reduce their risk for a neural tube defect - affected pregnancy, women capable of becoming pregnant should take 400 micrograms of
synthetic folic acid daily,
from fortified foods or supplements or a combination of the two, in addition to consuming food with folate
from a varied diet.»
Consume adequate
synthetic folic acid daily (
from fortified foods or supplements) in addition to food forms of folate
from a varied diet.
Folate is present naturally
from food or consumed as a
synthetic supplement as
folic acid.
This means that, despite consuming enough
folic acid from fortified food or
synthetic dietary supplements, deficiency can commonly occur, even if blood levels of
folic acid are normal.
From previous Dr G videos we learn that
FOLIC ACID, the
synthetic of FOLATE is a cancer promoter.
FWIW, one observation that I would like to add to the considerations is that
folic acid is the
synthetic, that folate is the food sourced form, and, I've read
from other doctors in the last 2 years (Joel Fuhrman, MD, may have been one), that ingesting
folic acid is unsafe.
If you're a woman of childbearing age who may become pregnant or is in the first trimester of pregnancy, consume adequate
synthetic folic acid daily (
from fortified foods or supplements) in addition to food forms of folate
from a varied diet.
There are notable examples of natural vitamins having unique properties that
synthetic forms do not, such as vitamin E, and notable examples of
synthetic vitamins outperforming the natural ones, such as
synthetic folic acid being better absorbed than folate
from natural sources.
Vitamin C - corn dextrose fermentation Vitamin D3 - lanolin Vitamin E - soybean oil Vitamin B1 (thiamine HCl)-
synthetic Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)- corn dextrose fermentation Niacinamide and Niacin -
synthetic Vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate)-
synthetic Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal HCl)-
synthetic Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)- corn dextrose fermentation
Folic acid -
synthetic Biotin -
synthetic Minerals - naturally derived
from lime of rock Beta carotene - D. salina (algae) Lutein - marigold
High doses of
folic acid from supplements or fortified foods are of concern because
synthetic folic acid is more bioavailable than folate
from natural food sources and, hence, potentially more potent in promoting cancer growth (13).