Pregnancy Over 40, Diet Helps Prevent Birth Defects
I usually talk about how a good diet can help you conceive.See My site: www.getpregnantover40.com for my series on foods for fertility
If you are reading this blog, you are probably trying to conceive. Now is the time to examine your diet and to start taking the supplements you need.But I also found a great article about how a good diet can prevent many birth defects. Most of us already know how folic acid can help prevent neural tube defects (like spina bifida), but it may also play a role in Down Syndrome and other disorders. Read more:
Folic Acid Deficiency Caused by Genes - Some segments of the population have genes that makes them more susceptible to folic acid deficiencies. Prenatal folic acid deficiencies are an established cause of birth defects such as spina bifida and cleft palates. As noted above, impaired folate metabolism has recently been implicated as a factor in Down syndrome.
from: (www.ctds.info)