Guest guest Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 A Birth Defect Fighter Especially if you're thinking about becoming pregnant or are in the early stages of pregnancy, make asparagus a frequent addition to your meals. A cup of asparagus supplies approximately 263 mcg of folate, a B-vitamin essential for proper cellular division because it is necessary in DNA synthesis. Without folate, the fetus' nervous system cells do not divide properly. Inadequate folate during pregnancy has been linked to several birth defects, including neural tube defects like spina bifida. Despite folate's wide availability in food (it's name comes from the Latin word folium, meaning " foliage, " because it's found in green leafy vegetables), folate deficiency is the most common vitamin deficiency in the world. http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice & dbid=12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Believe it or not, asparagus is really popular here in Iowa. There are a lot of people who grow it and it grows wild in ditches in the rural areas. It is so easily available and affordable that I was buying it all of the time. We both love it! And what perfect timing with my pregnancy as we conceived in June. Of course I went right away and got a folate supplement as well. Denise , " PuterWitch " <puterwitch@c...> wrote: > > A Birth Defect Fighter > Especially if you're thinking about becoming pregnant or are in the early stages of pregnancy, make asparagus a frequent addition to your meals. A cup of asparagus supplies approximately 263 mcg of folate, a B-vitamin essential for proper cellular division because it is necessary in DNA synthesis. Without folate, the fetus' nervous system cells do not divide properly. Inadequate folate during pregnancy has been linked to several birth defects, including neural tube defects like spina bifida. Despite folate's wide availability in food (it's name comes from the Latin word folium, meaning " foliage, " because it's found in green leafy vegetables), folate deficiency is the most common vitamin deficiency in the world. > > http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice & dbid=12 > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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