Despite what those Instagram ads or juice companies might lead you to believe, a healthy liver does a beautiful job of "cleansing" and "detoxing" itself. That said, a surprising number—about 25% of ...

Many staple foods are fortified with folic acid and can lead to many potential health benefits. Here's what to know about ...

This article was reviewed by Sara Harcharik Perkins, MD. Key Takeaways: Folic acid (vitamin B9) supports healthy cell growth ...

Medically reviewed by Kayla Girgen, RD Kale is a good source of folate, but certain legumes, meat, and vegetables have more ...

Adding the dietary supplements folate and vitamin B12 to treatment with antipsychotic medication improved a core symptom component of schizophrenia in a study of more than 100 patients. The study ...

Green beans and asparagus have similar nutritional profiles and both are high in vitamin K. See how they differ in other vitamins and their health benefits as part of a balanced diet.

Starting from the left, Luis Santos Calderón, Michelle Murphy and Pere Cavallé Busquets, co-authors of the research and members of the Unit of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics of the URV-IISPV.

Doctors generally advise pregnant women to get folic acid through their diet or vitamin supplements. Taking folic acid, or vitamin B9, before or during early pregnancy is known to protect babies ...

If you like the idea of warding off disease by taking vitamin supplements, you’ve probably been disheartened by the research in this area over the last few years. A new study won’t help. It finds that ...

Depressed individuals with low serum folate and B12 levels and elevated serum homocysteine levels often fail to respond to conventional antidepressants. Elevated serum homocysteine is a marker for ...