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ﾃ…ido fﾃｳlico en la dieta - Recommendations

Nombres alternativos

ﾃ…ido fﾃｳlico; Pteroilmonoglutamato; Poliglutamil folacina

Recomendaciones:

La mejor manera de obtener los requerimientos diarios de vitaminas esenciales es consumir una amplia variedad de alimentos. La mayorﾃｭa de las personas en los Estados Unidos obtienen suficiente ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico en su alimentaciﾃｳn, debido a que es abundante en el suministro de alimentos.

Existe buena evidencia de que el ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico puede ayudar a reducir el riesgo de ciertos defectos congﾃｩnitos (espina bﾃｭfida y anencefalia). Las mujeres embarazadas o que estﾃ｡n planeando un embarazo deben tomar al menos 400 microgramos (mcg) de ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico cada dﾃｭa. Las mujeres embarazadas necesitan incluso niveles mﾃ｡s altos de ﾃ｡cido fﾃｳlico. Pregﾃｺntele al mﾃｩdico cuﾃ｡l es la mejor cantidad en su caso.

La raciﾃｳn de dieta recomendada (RDR) para vitaminas refleja quﾃｩ tanta cantidad de cada vitamina deben obtener la mayorﾃｭa de las personas cada dﾃｭa.

  • La RDR para las vitaminas se puede usar como meta para cada persona.
  • La cantidad de cada vitamina que usted necesita depende de la edad y el sexo. Otros factores, como el embarazo y enfermedades, tambiﾃｩn son importantes.

Ingestas para individuos recomendadas por el Comitﾃｩ de Nutriciﾃｳn y Alimentos del Instituto de Medicina (Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine) - Ingestas de referencia diarias para el folato:

Lactantes

  • 0 - 6 meses: 65 mcg/dﾃｭa.
  • 7 - 12 meses: 80 mcg/dﾃｭa.

Niﾃｱos

  • 1 - 3 aﾃｱos: 150 mcg/dﾃｭa.
  • 4 - 8 aﾃｱos: 200 mcg/dﾃｭa.
  • 9 - 13 aﾃｱos: 300 mcg/dﾃｭa.

Adolescentes y adultos

  • Hombres de 14 aﾃｱos en adelante: 400 mcg/dﾃｭa.
  • Mujeres de 14 a 50 aﾃｱos: 400 mcg/dﾃｭa mﾃ｡s 400 mcg/dﾃｭa de suplementos o alimentos fortificados.
  • Mujeres de 50 aﾃｱos en adelante: 400 mcg/dﾃｭa.
  • Reviewed last on: 2/8/2011
  • Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, University of Washington Medical Center Diabetes Care Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, PantothenicAcid, Biotin, and Choline. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1998.

Escott-Stump S, ed. Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

Sarubin Fragaakis A, Thomson C. The Health Professional's Guide to Popular Dietary Supplements. 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: American Dietetic Association; 2007.

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