Danielle Teutsch © Fairfax Digital
Pregnant women may be taking excessive levels of folic acid in the misguided belief more is better for their babies' health.
Professor Julie Owens, head of the school of pediatrics and reproductive health at the University of Adelaide, is calling for more research into the effects of large doses of the B-group vitamin, which is recommended to pregnant women because of its important role in preventing neural tube defects.
Professor Owens said it was very important that expectant mothers take folic acid at the levels recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council - 600 micrograms a day. But she was concerned women who took daily supplements and consumed folate-fortified foods could be consuming more than the 1000mcg recommended upper-level intake.
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