Rumors about folic acid are really overwhelming and full of surprises.
Some people say folic acid can cause fetal abortion, and [it is a drug with three poison] is not good for children. Others think that folic acid, imported, the more expensive the better.
Today, we invited Teacher Li Shan, the attending doctor of obstetrics and gynecology. She summed up the most popular [five rumors] about folic acid, and now she will completely wipe them out at once!
Rumor has it that folic acid is a drug, and it is a drug with three poison.
Folic acid also has a name, vitamin B9.
Yes, it is a vitamin.
Although folic acid tablets sold on the market are either over-the-counter drugs or health care products, folic acid itself, as a vitamin, will not have the effect of what [three poison] as long as it is taken in normal quantities and is not eaten in bottles.
Rumor has it that difolic acid is useless. It used to be okay if people didn’t eat it.
Folic acid is useful, very useful!
Folic acid is an indispensable substance in the process of cell growth, division and proliferation in our body, and is also a key component for embryos to maintain normal neural tube development.
Folic acid supplementation can effectively prevent congenital neural tube development malformation of fetus.
As for the former people who didn’t eat, it’s okay, wrong!
Some studies have found that among the more than 2,000 infants born between 1981 and 1982, neural tube malformation is the leading cause of neonatal death.
And I don’t know, haven’t heard, haven’t seen, can’t say no, this is lack of statistical significance.
Rumor has it that trilobic acid can be supplemented by food.
Folic acid was discovered for the first time. It was indeed extracted from spinach leaves, and many foods contain folic acid.
However, folic acid will inevitably be lost when we cook, fry and fry, and we Chinese do not seem to like eating raw.
At ordinary times, if you have more picky eating and partial eating, and you just need more folic acid when you are pregnant, then this food supplement is relatively limited.
Therefore, the safe way is to take folic acid tablets. At the very least, it is better than eating vegetable leaves raw all day long.
Rumor has it that tetrafolic acid can cause irregular menstruation.
I found that, in fact, many women who throw the pot of irregular menstruation to folic acid, the real reason for their irregular menstruation is that when taking folic acid, they always feel the sense of urgency and pressure of the task of [preparing for pregnancy and giving birth to children], that is, mental tension and anxiety.
For women with irregular menstruation in the first month, folic acid is stopped, and the same is true for women with irregular menstruation.
Mental stress, bad mood, overwork, even travel and so on, may affect the pace of menstruation. And in general, we believe that menstruation is in advance or delayed for about a week, which is the normal range and cannot be regarded as irregular menstruation.
Moreover, Danish scientists have conducted studies to prove that there is no direct relationship between standardized folic acid consumption and menstrual cycle changes.
Therefore, this [irregular menstruation] pot, or don’t buckle somebody else folic acid head!
Rumor has it that pentafolic acid will lead to abortion.
This can be said to be the biggest BOSS in rumors!
Clearly, it helps to have good prenatal and postnatal care, but it will lead to the suspension of childbirth. Don’t you think this rumor is very confusing?
It’s like you told me that eating makes you hungry.
Focus: Folic acid will not cause fetal suspension!
There are many reasons for stopping childbirth, among which natural selection is the biggest factor.
In addition, chromosome problems, immune problems and endocrine problems of both husband and wife may cause fetal suspension.
However, there is really no folic acid option among the causes of fetal abortion. Folic acid supplementation can reduce the risk of fetal abortion.
If it is really unfortunate that the baby stops, then what you need is to relax and start all over again, instead of venting your anger on folic acid.
Rumor has it that the more expensive hexafolic acid, the better
It’s not.
Our country has free folic acid distribution. Women of childbearing age can bring their ID cards to local maternal and child health hospitals or community health service stations to collect them.
If it is not convenient to go, you can also buy it at a pharmacy. The price of ordinary folic acid tablets is not expensive. The expensive ones are usually health product folic acid tablets or multivitamin tablets.
Rumor 7 Imported folic acid is better than domestic folic acid.
No matter where you come from folic acid in what, folic acid extracted from spinach or Jin Gangzuan, the essence is folic acid and its function is the same.
There is no need to worship foreign things and flatter foreign countries. As long as it is a regular product made in China, folic acid can play its due role.
Rumor 8 Health Product Folic Acid Is Better than Drug Folic Acid
It’s not.
The production requirements of health care products are more than one grade lower than those of drugs.
The reason why the salespeople in the pharmacy came up and tweeted folic acid, a health product, to you is not because it is better than folic acid. The real reason is that folic acid tablets, a health product, are more profitable than drugs, as everyone in the world knows.
In the same sentence, if you can make a trip, you don’t have to spend money, just bring your ID card to get it.
Rumor Nine Men Do Not Need Folic Acid Supplement
Lack of folic acid not only affects pregnancy, but also causes megaloblastic anemia and may also affect sperm quality.
As long as men eat a normal and balanced diet, they generally do not lack folic acid, so we do not take folic acid supplementation for men as a routine recommendation.
However, according to my usual observation, many men are carnivores and eat less fruits and vegetables. Therefore, if the husband loves all kinds of meat barbecue junk food most when he is fair and eats vegetables and fruits as painful as poison, it is also possible to give him some folic acid to supplement it.
Two people together, one piece a day, think about it all feel a little sweet.
Rumor 10 Doctors let you eat folic acid for a purpose.
I am the least able to spit out this.
Folic acid distributed free of charge by the state, the doctor asked you to receive it, has what purpose? Of course, it is to give you good prenatal and postnatal care.
Even if you go out to buy folic acid tablets, you can buy folic acid tablets at any drugstore.
Ordinary folic acid tablets range from more than ten yuan to tens of yuan per box, and the money spent will not really go to the doctor.
Again, if you really suspect that there is something fishy about what, take your ID card and get it. It’s free!
In the ordinary reception, it was found that many years after the implementation of free folic acid distribution, even though science and technology are developed and information spreads rapidly, many people still do not know what folic acid is and even listen to rumors to resist folic acid.
We hope that if one more person has the correct cognition, one less person can be harmed by rumors.
One more person with better perinatal care can reduce the risk of birth of deformed children.
If one more healthy fetus comes to this world, one less family will suffer greatly from fetal defects.