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About the Florida Folic Acid Coalition (FFAC)
Partners
FFAC Executive Committee and Coordinator
How to contact the FFAC

Folate and folic acid
Why everyone needs folate every day
Folate has other health benefits
How much folate you need

Folate contributes to health in several ways
Folic acid and birth defects prevention
Folate has other health benefits, too
Other health issues (medications, other foods)
Weight loss diets and folate

Neural tube defects (NTDs)
Types of NTDs
How folic acid can help prevent neural tube defects
Personal story about birth defects and folic acid

Free folic acid
Links of interest and educational materials
Other state folic acid councils and Health Canada
Resources in Spanish
Recipes

En Español

          ¿Por qué necesita ácido fólico a diario?
          Protegiendo a su bebé
          El ácido fólico también tiene otros beneficios para la salud
          Como consumir suficiente ácido fólico
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Children and Teenagers

For parents
For kids
For teenagers

Women need folate every day
The benefits of folic acid for pregnancy
Other benefits of folate

Men need folate every day
Health benefits of folate
How much folate men need
Ways to get the folate you need
Folic acid can reduce the risk of birth defects

Seniors need folate every day
Health benefits of folate
How much folate seniors need
Ways to get the folate you need
Check with your doctor before taking vitamin supplements
Weight loss diets and folate
Folic acid can reduce the risk for birth defects

Folate and Requirements
Folate and bioavailability
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) for folate
Other key folate recommendations
Folic Acid and NTDs
Neural tube defects (NTDs)
Spina bifida
Anencephaly
Encephalocele
Rates of NTDs
Associated causes of NTDs
Public health recommendations for folic acid preventable birth defects
Fortification of foods in the U.S.
Professional recommendations on folic acid consumption
Folic acid and other birth defects
Other Health Benefits
Science Behind Folic Acid
Folic acid and NTDs
Other birth defects
Heart defects
Orofacial defects
Urinary tract defects
Limb defects
Other pregnancy outcomes
Preterm birth
Multiple births
Miscarriage
Chronic diseases
Vascular diseases
Cancer
Cognitive diseases and depression
Special Considerations
Masking a vitamin B12 deficiency
Genetics and folate
Interactions between folate and medications
Delivering the Message
Goals for folic acid preventable birth defects
The progress that has been made
What Florida women know
Women less likely to take a multivitamin
Hispanic women - a higher risk group
Goals have not yet been met
Role of the health care professional in Florida
Opportunities abound
What you can do

Upcoming Events
How to get free multivitamins
Newsletters and Compendium
New or controversial
Other news
Other activities

Sources of folate
Vitamin supplements
Fortified foods
Foods with natural folate (folate-rich foods)
Tips for getting more folate in your diet
Cooking tips for preserving folate in foods