MEN WITH LOW VITAMIN FOLATE FOLIC ACID MAY PRODUCE SPERM CAUSING BIRTH DEFECTS FOLATE B VITAMIN ALREADY RECOMMENDED IN WOMEN TO PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS

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Men with low levels of the vitamin folate may be producing abnormal sperm that could result in children with birth defects. A UC Berkeley researcher from the team that made the discovery advised men who are thinking of becoming fathers to increase their folate intake, perhaps with a supplement or a multivitamin. The U.S government, for years, has been beseeching young women who could get pregnant to take the vitamin folate. Studies demonstrate that a diet high in folate lowers neurological birth defects like spina bifida. (see below)



The researchers found that men with low folate produced sperm that had abnormal numbers of chromosomes. An abnormal number of chromosomes is called aneuploidy. Chromosomes carry genes. Thus abnormal chromosome numbers can result in gene problems. Downs Syndrome is an example of a problem associated with abnormal chromosomes.

















Folic acid is a B vitamin that helps cells grow and also helps to make DNA and protein. It is very important in helping the embryo to develop because it is essential for the rapid cell division needed to make tissues and organs in the embryo and fetus. Folate and folic acid are different terms for the same B vitamin. While these two terms are often used interchangeably, there are some differences between them. Folate is the B vitamin form found naturally in foods. Folic acid is not found in natural food sources. Folic acid is the synthetic B vitamin form that is used in vitamin supplements and added to fortified foods. Synthetic folic acid is absorbed more easily than natural food folate.

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Imagine that scientists had discovered a miraculous substance that women could take which had the power to lessen neurological defects in their baby. Women would probably race to their pharmacy to buy it! Actually scientists have already discovered that substance. It's called folate or folic acid. FOLATE IS A VITAMIN THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO LOWER THE INCIDENCE OF SPINA BIFIDA AND NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN BABIES. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDING IT FOR YEARS...... THERE IS JUST ONE PROBLEM..... Many women STILL don't know about folate and even more are not taking it!

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