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Forgetfulness leads to decreased intake of folic acid in U.S. women.
2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forgetfulness is the most common reason why American women of childbearing age fail to take a daily B vitamin that can prevent spina bifida and other birth defects in their future babies, according to the latest survey released by the March of Dimes.
The survey also found that one third of women polled who have seen television public service ads about folic acid believe the ads are for women who are trying to get pregnant, or for a different age group, but not for them.
"It appears that many women are still in denial about their need for folic acid," said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes president. "About 50% of pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, so it's important for every woman capable of having a baby to take a multivitamin with folic acid daily, even if she's not thinking of having a baby.
"While rates of spina bifida and other neural tube defects have been decreasing, the rate can drop lower still with daily folic acid intake."
The survey was conducted for the March of Dimes by The Gallup Organization under a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Only 32% of women in the United States between the ages of 18 and 45 years take a multivitamin containing folic acid on a daily basis, up only 4% since 1995. When the remaining women were asked why they don't take folic acid daily, the top answer (24%) was that they forget.
Twenty-two percent said "no particular reason," 16% said they "don't need them," 9% said they eat a balanced diet, 4% said they don't like taking pills, and another 4% said vitamins cost too much.
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