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The vitamin known to help prevent neural tube defects is folic acid, also called Vitamin B9 or folate. Foods rich in folate include the following:
- Black-eyed peas
- Lentils
- Okra
- Kidney beans
- Great Northern beans
- Broccoli
- Iceberg lettuce
- Beets
- Lima beans
- Sunflower seeds
- Spinach
- Brussels sprouts
- Corn
- Asparagus
- Baked beans
- Green peas
- Baked potato
- Cabbage
- Avocados
- Peanuts
- Romaine lettuce
- Tomato Juice
- Orange Juice
- Strawberries
- Oranges
- Eggs
- Bananas
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What are most flours and grain products in the US fortified with to help prevent neural tube defects?
Folic acid.
What percentage of neural tube defects is related to the mother's intake of folate before and during pregnancy?
Before the mid-1990s, about three quarters of neural tube defects could be traced to low folate levels in the mother. Since foods (mostly cereals) and prenatal vitamins now contain folate, there has been a 75% decrease in the rate of neural tube defects in the U.S. So, nowadays, the percentage of neural tube defects related to the mother's lack of folate intake is quite small, although the exact percentage has not been studied.
What is formed from the neural tube?
The neural tube forms the spinal cord and brain. Mistakes in the formation of these structures seems to be more common in folate deficiency. Women who may become pregnant are advised to take folate to prevent these birth defects.
Folate deficiency during pregnancy is associated with what?
Neural tube defects.
How can encephaloceles be prevented?
Folic acid, a B vitamin, has been shown to help prevent neural tube defects when taken before and in early pregnancy.
What is the neural tube formed by the fusion of?
In the embryo the neural tube forms the central nervous system in the fetus, which is the brain and spinal cord. The reason pregnant women are given folic acid supplementation is to help prevent neural tube defects, which can range from fairly benign all the way to anencephaly (where the baby is born without a brain).
Does niacin deficiency causes neural tube defects?
Folic acid, also known as folate, causes neural tube defects and disorders like spinal bifida.
Research has shown that the risk for neural tube defects decreases by including what in your diet?
Folic acid.
The risk for neural tube defects is lowered by taking supplements what type of supplement?
FOlIC ACID
Alpha-fetoprotein in Spina Bifida?
Alpha fetoprotein is elevated when there are neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
When does spina bifida occur in pregnancy?
Spina bifida occurs during the first trimester. Spina bifida is in a class of birth defects known as neural tube defects. The neural tube eventually develops into the spinal cord, brain and the tissues that enclose them. In a normal pregnancy the tube forms early and closes by the twenty eighth day. With spina bifida portions of the neural tube fail to develop properly causing defects of varying severity in the spinal cord and back bones. This is a complicated topic and you can read more about it at the related link.
What is encephaloceles?
Encephaloceles refers to defects in the development of a fetal structure called the neural tube. The tube fails to close completely during development of the fetus.
