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Too Much Folic Acid In Pregnancy May Predispose Female Offspring To Diabetes, Obesity

Too Much Folic Acid In Pregnancy May Predispose Female Offspring To Diabetes, Obesity

Mothers who are taking too much folic acid during their pregnancy may have an unlikely effect on their daughters later on. A study by a Portuguese research team indicates that excessive folic acid intake by mothers during pregnancy can predispose their female offspring to obesity and diabetes later in life. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Endocrinology. Researchers from the Faculty of Medi