{"id":7455,"date":"2017-04-25T16:58:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T20:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com\/?p=7455"},"modified":"2018-06-17T21:09:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T01:09:13","slug":"folate-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/folate-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Benefits Of Having More Folate In Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search?search=folate\">Folate<\/a> (also known as vitamin B-9 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search\/vitamins-supplements\/N-cp99hx?search=folate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">folic acid<\/a>\u2014a synthetic form of folate available in supplements) is an essential vitamin offering up a wealth of health benefits. But for as much as 60 percent of the population, a genetic predisposition makes it difficult for people to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3250974\/\">convert folic acid <\/a>to its active form. For this reason, getting enough folate from your diet (or supplementing with folic acid) is important.<\/p>\n<p>The good news? Folate is found in plenty of delicious foods, including dark greens, spinach, collard greens, mustard greens, beans, lentils, avocados, beets, carrots, squash, and more.<\/p>\n<p>So what types of benefits does getting more folate in your life come with? To start with, when used in combination with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search?search=B-6\">B-6<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search\/vitamins-supplements\/N-cp99hx?search=b%2B12\">B-12<\/a>, folate can help lower homocysteine (an amino acid that, at high levels, may increase risk for stroke) in the blood, according to a study by <a href=\"http:\/\/thelancet.com\/journals\/laneur\/article\/PIIS1474-4422(07)70219-3\/abstract\"><em>The Lancet<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> And, if you are pregnant or have a condition like Celiac\u2019s Disease that makes it difficult for you to absorb nutrients, you may experience <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1570488\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">megaloblastic anemia<\/a>, or a\u00a0lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search\/vitamins-supplements\/N-cp99hx?search=folate\">folic acid<\/a> in the blood. Increasing your folate intake or adding a folate supplement\u00a0may prevent an iron deficiency.<\/p>\n<p>And so much more:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Promotes Hair, Skin, and Nail Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The health of your hair, skin, and nails can be influenced by how much folate is in your diet, according to Dr. Sonam Yadav, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juverne.com\/\">Cosmetic Dermatologist and Medical Director<\/a> at Juverne.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFolate helps cell regeneration, thus improving hair and skin health, and helps slow down the appearance of skin aging,\u201d shared Yadav, who says a folate deficiency may not only cause appearance issues (like hair loss and skin dryness), but put you at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3795437\/\">higher risk for developing skin cancer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search?search=folic%2Bacid\"><strong>Get enough folic acid by shopping supplements.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Prevention of Birth Defects<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re a woman of childbearing age you should definitely consider taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/p\/prenatal-folate-omega-3-vitamin-d-180-gummies\/smy1007\">a daily folate supplement<\/a>, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/dianakrice.com\/\">Diana K. Rice, a registered dietitian<\/a>\u2014and that\u2019s because folate plays a role in preventing birth defects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main issues are possible neural tube defects, which is when the baby\u2019s spine doesn\u2019t fully close in the mother\u2019s womb\u2014as well as possible congenital heart defects for the baby,\u201d Rice says.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/Folate-Consumer\/\">National Institutes of Health<\/a>, women and teen girls should be getting 400 mcg of folic acid daily from\u00a0supplements, fortified foods, or folate-rich foods. That number increases to 500-600 mcg for pregnant and breastfeeding women.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mood Support <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Folate also influences absorption of neurotransmitters (which are chemicals that send messages from one brain cell to another). According to the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.integrativepsychiatry.net\/blog\/neurotransmitters-inflammation-lmethyl-folate-depression\/\"><em>Integrative Psychiatry<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> <em>Folate<\/em> helps transform amino acids from your diet into key <em>neurotransmitters<\/em>, like serotonin and dopamine. Because of this, folate may offer mood support to expectant mothers, according to research by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23766734\"><em>Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t write off folate if you aren\u2019t a soon-to-be mom. If you have a mood disorder, folate deficiency could be a potential culprit. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1810582\/https:\/jpn.ca\/\"><em>Journal of Psychiatry &amp; Neuroscience,<\/em><\/a> folate deficiency may contribute to a depressed mood since it is associated with low levels of serotonin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folate is found in plenty of delicious foods, but are you getting enough of its benefits?<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/folate-benefits\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Benefits Of Having More Folate In Your Life<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":7480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,7,9],"tags":[94,95],"class_list":["post-7455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-nutrition","category-the-latest","tag-folate","tag-folic-acid"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Benefits Of Having More Folate In Your Life | What\u2019s Good blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Folate is found in plenty of delicious foods, but are you getting enough of its benefits? 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