It's super easy to consume more than the recommended amount of folic acid—and that's not a good thing. Here's why it's important to keep track of your folic acid intake during pregnancy.
, and promoting the growth of some cancer cells. It’s important to note that the studies showing cause and effect of too much folic acid have been carried out in animals. Those involving humans have only been observational, meaning other factors could play a role in these links.
Some women who are at a higher risk of having a baby with neural tube defects are advised to take higher dosages under the care of their physician, but for most women, there isn’t a benefit to taking more than the recommended dose of folic acid. “If there is no benefit of higher intakes, then there is likely only risk,” says Deborah O’Connor, a professor in the department of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto and a co-author of the published paper.
In addition, the paper noted that individual companies are reluctant to reduce the folic acid dose in their prenatal supplements because it may put them at a competitive disadvantage if they are not comparable with other products.
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