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Vitamin D is 100X better than folic acid during pregnancy

New web page Vitamin D is at least 100 X better than Folic Acid Sept 2018


Mandatory Folic Acid reduced Spina bifida rate by 1 in 2000 births
Mandatory vitamin D would reduce premature birth: 1 in 10 ==> 1 in 20 births
Thus for 2000 births Folic acid would prevent 1 Spina Bifida birth, but Vitamin D prevent 100 premature births

Note: Premature Birth is the biggest cause the death for children age 0 - 5 years.

Similar lifetime cost (about $700,000 ) of a premature birth and a Spina bifida birth
But 100X more bad birth outcomes could be prevented by Vitamin D than by Folic Acid

References

CDC Lifetime cost of SB $700,000

Artificial Folic acid vs natural Folate

https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/folic_acid_dangers_and_prenatal_vitamins.aspx
Folic Acid increases Breast Cancer risk by 20%
Folic Acid increases colorectal cancer by 35%
Folic Acid increases risk of childhood asthma by 26%
Folic Acid 43% more likely to die from cancer.
Folic Acid, then 30 years later twice as likely to die from breast cancer
Folate was proven to reduce NTD, not Folic Acid

https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-benefits-and-risks-of-folic-acid-supplementation/
That folic acid may interfere with cancer has been known since the 1940’s.
Variety of RCT showed problems of Folic acid

Plasma folate, vitamin B-6, and vitamin B-12 and breast cancer risk in BRCA1- and BRCA2-mutation carriers: a prospective study Sept 2016
High Folate in blood increased the risk of Breast Cancer by 3.2X

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2802%2911994-5/abstract
prevalence of open neural tube defects declined from 1 per 1000 pregnancies before fortification to 0·6 per 1000 pregnancies thereafter.

http://bodyecology.com/articles/folate-versus-folic-acid-for-pregnancy
Folic acid is cheaper and easier to use than Folate

http://www.uptodate.com/contents/folic-acid-supplementation-in-pregnancy
“However, it is estimated that only 15 to 25 percent of folic acid–preventable spina bifida and anencephaly worldwide is being prevented through folic acid supplementation and food fortification programs”

http://www.cochrane.org/CD006896/PREG_folic-acid-supplementation-in-pregnancy Free PDF

http://paleoforwomen.com/folate-vs-folic-acid-how-to-avoid-a-dangerous-pregnancy/
the correct form of what your body needs is folate
While folic acid can be converted by the body to a usable form of folate, the conversion process is limited and this frequently leads to excessive levels of unmetabolized folic acid in the blood (this is unhealthy). Furthermore – and incredibly importantly – folic acid cannot cross the placenta to the foetus, the way natural folate can.

http://healthybabycode.com/5-myths-about-pregnancy-nutrition-5-folic-acid-supplements-are-safe
Folic acid does prevent neural tube defects, but doesn’t have the other beneficial effects of natural folate.

http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/101/6/432.short
Prostate Cancer 2.6X more likely if take 1 mg of Folic Acid vs placebo PDF on-line
Prostate Cancer 0.7X less likely if take Folate (Folic Acid)

http://articles.philly.com/2015-02-15/news/59145605_1_acid-fortification-neural-tube-defects-folic-acid

US Neural tube defects: 4,200 before fortification ==> 2,900


See also Vitamin D Life

Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D has the following summary

Problem
ReducesEvidence
0. Chance of not conceiving3.4 times Observe
1. Miscarriage 2.5 times Observe
2. Pre-eclampsia 3.6 timesRCT
3. Gestational Diabetes 3 times RCT
4. Good 2nd trimester sleep quality 3.5 times Observe
5. Premature birth 2 times RCT
6. C-section - unplanned 1.6 timesObserve
     Stillbirth - OMEGA-3 4 timesRCT - Omega-3
7. Depression AFTER pregnancy 1.4 times RCT
8. Small for Gestational Age 1.6 times meta-analysis
9. Infant height, weight, head size
     within normal limits
RCT
10. Childhood Wheezing 1.3 times RCT
11. Additional child is Autistic 4 times Intervention
12.Young adult Multiple Sclerosis 1.9 timesObserve
13. Preeclampsia in young adult 3.5 timesRCT
14. Good motor skills @ age 31.4 times Observe
15. Childhood Mite allergy 5 times RCT
16. Childhood Respiratory Tract visits 2.5 times RCT

RCT = Randomized Controlled Trial

See also web

  • https://examine.com/supplements/folic-acid/ Examine.Com, March 2016, extensive Folic Acid analysis
    "it appears that prolonged exposure to levels up to 250% the RDA may be associated with a relative increase in the rates of cancer, particularly colon cancer among the elderly"
  • Did you know? Folate deficiency causes breaks in DNA equivalent to 0.2 Gy of x-ray irradiation.
    This is because folate is required for the incorporation of thymidine (DNA nucleotide) into DNA and when folate is low the body substitutes uracil (RNA nucleotide) for thymidine. This means that folate deficiency is equivalent to being exposed to 0.2 Gy of ionizing radiation, a dose which is ~10 times that greater than the allowed safety limit of exposure for the general population. - Found My Fitness Oct 2017
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