CURRENT APPROACHES: FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

Abstract

Folate belongs to B group of vitamins. It exists naturally in foods and it is a water soluble vitamin. Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate and it exists in food supplements and fortified foods. Folate has an important role in pregnant women and fetus physiology. Only diet is not enough to supply required amount of folate. There is an important relationship between folate and neural tube defects, megaloblastic anemia, postpartum depression, birth weight, childhood allergic disorders, congenital heart disorders, autism etc. So with a planned pregnancy folic acid supplementation (400 µg/day) beginning before pregnancy and continued during pregnancy is recommended to prevent neural tube defects, anemia and other health problems.

Keywords

• Folate,Folic acid,Preganancy,Food supplement

GEBELERDE FOLİK ASİT DESTEĞİ VE GÜNCEL YAKLAŞIMLAR

Öz

Suda çözünen B grubu vitaminler içerisinde yer alan folat besinler içerisinde doğal olarak bulunmaktadır. Folik asit vitaminin sentetik formudur, besin desteklerinde ve zenginleştirilmiş besinler içerisinde yer almaktadır. Gebe ve fetüs fizyolojisinde önemli bir role sahip olan folat gereksinmesinin gebe kadınlarda tek başına diyet ile karşılanması mümkün değildir. Folat ile başta nöral tüp defekti ve megaloblastik anemi olmak üzere, postpartum depresyon, doğum ağırlığı, çocukluk çağı alerjik hastalıkları, konjenital kalp hastalıkları, otizm vb. sağlık sorunları yakından ilişkilidir. Bu nedenle tüm dünyada nöral tüp defekti, anemi vb. sağlık sorunlarını önlemek amacıyla planlı bir gebelik ile gebelik öncesinde başlayan ve gebelik süresince devam edilen folik asit desteği (400 µg/gün) yaygın olarak önerilmektedir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Folat,Folik asit,Gebelik,Besin desteği

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