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Folic acid is a stable, synthetic form of the vitamin folate. Taking folic acid around the time of conception lowers the chance of neural tube birth defects (NTDs). Many countries have added folic acid to flour and other foods. These fortification programs have been linked with large drops in NTDs,…
Hepcidin is a small hormone made in the liver that helps control how the body absorbs and moves iron. It lowers iron flow into the blood by blocking ferroportin, the only known iron exporter on intestinal cells, macrophages (immune cells), and liver cells. Hepcidin levels rise when iron is high…
