Folic Acid Daily Value
If you are at risk for not getting enough folic acid your doctor or nurse may recommend that you take a vitamin with folic acid every day. The study looked at 579 men and women ages 60 and up and found those who regularly consumed the recommended daily allowance RDA of 400 micrograms mcg of folic acid. Folic Acid Awareness Week National Birth Defects Prevention Network Common doses range from 680 to 1360 mcg DFE 400 to 800 mcg folic acid in supplements for adults and 340 to 680 mcg DFE 200 to 400 mcg folic acid in childrens multivitamins 18 19. Folic acid daily value . Look for 100 Daily Value DV One easy way a woman can be sure she is getting enough folic acid is to take a vitamin that has folic acid in it every day. 1 mcg of DFEs 1 mcg of naturally occurring food folate 05 mcg of folic acid taken in the form of supplements on an empty stomach 06 mcg of folic acid. Multivitamins have at least 400 micrograms of folic acid. CDC and the US Public Health Service urge every wo...