High Dietary Folic Acid Intake Is Associated with Genomic Instability in Peripheral Lymphocytes of Healthy Adults

High Dietary Folic Acid Intake Is Associated with Genomic Instability in Peripheral Lymphocytes of Healthy Adults

Mandatory fortification of food with synthetic folic acid (FA) was instituted in 1998 to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects. Adequate folate status is correlated with numerous health benefits. However, elevated consumption of FA is controversially associated with deleterious effects on heal...

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Main Authors: Khadijah I. Alnabbat, Ali M. Fardous, Aiman Shahab, Andrew A. James, Manhel R. Bahry, Ahmad R. Heydari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
folate
folic acid
excess
UMFA
lymphocyte
micronuclei
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/19/3944

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