Pills and dietary supplements are an easy way to cure folic acid hypovitaminosis. In addition, their bioavailability is higher, since the vitamin is not “hidden” behind fiber and other cells of the product.
Folate deficiency must be replenished by both parents. It is optimal to start 2-4 months before the planned conception.
Standard doses during pregnancy planning are:
• for a man 100–400 mcg per day;
• for a woman 400–800 mcg per day.
During lactation, the dosage is reduced to 300 mcg.
The doctor may increase the dose for a man to 2 g per day, for a woman up to 4 g per day in cases where:
• there were diseases associated with folate deficiency in the family;
• a man wants to improve the quality of sperm;
• the woman had spontaneous miscarriages, or the birth of children with congenital pathologies.
Folate preparations are taken after meals, as they irritate the mucous membranes of the digestive tract.
In case of an allergy to folic acid tablets, the daily amount of B9 must be obtained from food.
Keep in mind that cooking, freezing, or canning will destroy up to 90% of the folate found in raw food.
Pay attention to greens, broccoli, nuts, cereals. Among animal products, the leader in the content of this vitamin will be the liver.
However, at the stage of gestation, offal should be abandoned. They contain an increased amount of vitamin A, the excess of which is unsafe for the fetus.