@article{JIA2025, 
author = {Hongxin JIA and Miya SU and Wenliang CHEN},
title = {Research Progress on Folic Acid Health Effects in Newborns and Folic Acid in Human Milk},
year = {2025},
journal = {Journal of Dairy Science and Technology},
volume = {48},
number = {2},
pages = {35-39},
keywords = {folic acid, human milk, neural tube defect, birth defects, infant formula milk powder},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.7506/rykxyjs1671-5187-20240930-089},
doi = {10.7506/rykxyjs1671-5187-20240930-089},
abstract = {Folic acid is a very important water-soluble vitamin in human milk, which is essential for embryonic development and growth. The folic acid in human milk often exists in the form of polyglutamic acid salts (≥ 4 glutamyl residues), such as 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. Folic acid deficiency may lead to birth defects such as neural tube defect and congenital heart disease. This article introduces the folic acid content in breast milk from different countries/regions, the factors influencing it and its health effects in order to provide a reference for the development of infant formula milk powder.}
}