When it comes to eating healthy, most people understand how important key nutrients like protein and fats are -- but vitamins ...

Medically reviewed by Kayla Girgen, RD Kale is a good source of folate, but certain legumes, meat, and vegetables have more ...

Despite what those Instagram ads or juice companies might lead you to believe, a healthy liver does a beautiful job of "cleansing" and "detoxing" itself. That said, a surprising number—about 25% of ...

Beef is a good source of vitamin B12. However, other foods, like clams, oysters, lamb liver, and sardines, contain even ...

Prenatal care is essential for the health of expectant mothers and newborns alike. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office on Women's Health notes that babies of mothers who don't get ...

June 26 (UPI) --A study in Ireland says about 13 percent of adults over age 50 are deficient in folate and vitamin B12 -- which is higher than in the U.S., and some other countries, where folic acid ...

I remember first learning about folic acid maybe 15 years ago in school. Unless you were a chemist "folic acid" and "folate" were pretty much interchangeable words – except that folate was the form of ...

Folate is a B vitamin and a necessary nutrient to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. Folic acid, a synthetic form of folate, has been added to vitamins, breakfast cereals and other ...