Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Maternal folate levels that were too low or too high were associated with risk of congenital heart disease in ...

For decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have been advised to take folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects. But a new study suggests it may be possible to get too much of ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Women who get large amounts of the vitamin folate from food and supplements have a sharply lower risk of developing high blood pressure, a study of 150,000 women found. It is the first ...

Fruit can be a delicious source of folate, a B vitamin everyone needs, especially women who could become pregnant. Folate, also known as vitamin B9, helps the body make and repair DNA, produce healthy ...