FOLIC ACID IMPORTANT FOR DADS, TOO

Folic acid has been shown to prevent birth defects when taken by expectant mothers. Now, a new report reveals that the B vitamin is important for dads as well. It seems that folic acid may boost sperm count in men with reproductive problems.

The study compared 24 healthy male non-smokers with an equal number of healthy male smokers. In both groups, low sperm density and low sperm count were associated with low non-methyltetrahydrofolate folic acid concentrations in seminal plasma.

Fertility and Sterility ­ February 2001;75:252-9. http://www.elsevier.com/

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