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High folate intake contributes to the risk of large for gestational age birth and obesity in male offspring.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Dec 2018
Xie Kaipeng, Fu Ziyi, Li Hui, Gu Xiaohong, Cai Zhiyong, Xu Pengfei, Cui Xianwei, You Lianghui, Wang Xing, Zhu Lijun, Ji Chenbo, Guo Xirong
Abstract excerpt
Folate supplementation is recommended before and during early pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects, but the effect of red blood cell (RBC) folate on large for gestational age (LGA) is still unknown. We performed a nested case-control study including 542 LGA cases and 1,084 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) controls to examine the association of RBC folate concentrations with risk of LGA. Then, male...
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