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10/07/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Folic acid supplements during pregnancy found to impart huge psychological benefits to children

Hey, mommies: Don’t stop taking your folic acid. The synthetic form of vitamin B9, otherwise known as folate, is typically recommended a month before conceiving and three months into the pregnancy. This is to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) in the child such as spina bifida and anencephaly. However, a team from Ulster University saw […]

01/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Good gut health: Probiotic use during pregnancy helps both mom and baby avoid obesity

According to a recent study, both pregnant women and infants can benefit from probiotics because these “good” bacteria can help prevent obesity. The findings, which were published in the European Journal of Nutrition, revealed that when breastfeeding women take probiotics, it helps “alter gene expression by decreasing DNA methylation” of the 37 gene promoters linked to weight […]

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