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Folic acid is also good for the unborn babies heart!

I have always learnt that folic acid in pregnancy prevents babies from having problem with their spinal chord. Its deficiency has been linked to a condition called spina bifida, in which the baby were born with part of their spinal chord exposed to the outside, or in some cases not fully developed causing the babies to have weak limbs.

According to a study from Canada, it also reduces the incidence of babies born with congenital heart deformities, a condition always feared by all mums and dads as soon as they see their babies for the first time. This includes 'hole in the heart' and the likes.

So mothers, munch on those folic acid tablets as told, or take plenty of bread ....

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    Mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid would slash the risk of babies being born with a heart problem, experience from Canada shows.

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