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• FOLIC ACID AND NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS
  
  While the mechanism is not understood, it has recently become apparent
  that supplementation of the pregnant mother's diet with folic acid reduces
  the risk of neural tube defects in her offspring (HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY, pgs. 95 and
  96; ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY, p. 67). Daily levels of folate intake
  required for this effect, the form of supplementation and the nature of
  current health initiatives for prevention of neural tube defects are
  described on the "Center for Disease Control" website.
  

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