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Effects of folic acid supplementation on the serum folate status in women of childbearing age in Zagreb area

Due to the lack of data related to dietary folate intake and folic acid supplementation as well as lack of recent data on folate status of Croatian women, purpose of this study was to asses their folate/folic acid dietary intake and determinate effects of folic acid supplementation on serum folate status in women of childbearing age. Due to consumption of folic acid supplements, significant differences in folate concentrations in tested sera were detected. Although the childbearing-age women in Croatia consume less than the daily-recommended folate/folic acid intake value, concentrations of folate in serum are within normal range.

women of childbearing age; folic acid; dietary habits

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