How much folic acid should you get? And does it matter where you get it from? One thing experts agree on is that all women of childbearing age should absolutely get 400 micrograms of folic acid ...

In the largest one, half of almost 1,000 people who had had precancerous colon polyps took a daily supplement of 1 milligram of folic acid (2.5 times the recommended 400 micrograms).

The key is to get adequate folic acid (400 micrograms a day) before pregnancy as well as during the first three months of pregnancy. Because studies have shown as many as 50 percent of pregnancies ...

The easiest way a woman can get the recommended daily amount of folic acid is to take a multivitamin daily. Most multivitamins sold in the United States have the recommended 400 mcg of folic acid.

International health organizations widely urge that hopeful mothers-to-be get the recommended daily dose of folic acid (400 mcg) at least one month prior to conception.

Half of the patients were randomly assigned to take a daily supplement of 1 milligram of folic acid (2.5 times the recommended intake of 400 micrograms). The others took a placebo.

Folic acid is available as an individual supplement or as part of a multivitamin. Just check the label to make sure it contains at least 400 micrograms, advises Kemper.

And that's why being on folic acid supplementation for reproductive women is so important. A month prior to pregnancy, the general recommendation is at least 400 micrograms of folic acid.

In the largest one, half of almost 1,000 people who had had precancerous colon polyps took a daily supplement of 1 milligram of folic acid (2.5 times the recommended 400 micrograms).

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends women who are planning, or able, to get pregnant take 400 to 800 micrograms of folic acid a day.

The researchers found that folic acid supplementation of 400 micrograms or more per day reduced the risk of isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate by one-third, but had no apparent effect ...