Can men take folic acid?

It is well known that girls need to start taking folic acid tablets when they are preparing for pregnancy, but the pregnancy preparation period is a matter for both parties. Women need to take care of their bodies, and men also need to take care of their bodies. In order to make pregnancy more successful and healthy, can boys take folic acid tablets?

From a scientific point of view, men also need to take folic acid when preparing for pregnancy. If the folic acid content in men's bodies is slightly low, the number of sex chromosomes carried in sperm will be either too much or too little. If the egg cell combines closely with such abnormal sperm, it will cause neonatal defects, such as Down syndrome, and will continue to increase the probability of miscarriage in women.

In fact, folic acid tablets are also of positive significance to men. The amount of folic acid in men's bodies will also affect the physical and mental health of newborns. Scientific research shows that the probability of abnormal sperm in men is lower, and the folic acid content is generally higher in men. It is recommended that men take 722mg-1500mg of folic acid tablets every day during the pregnancy preparation period, and the risk factor will be reduced by 20%-30%.

There are many ways to supplement folic acid tablets. You can eat more fruits containing folic acid, such as strawberry seedlings, peaches, red bayberry wine, kiwis, lemons, bananas and apples. You can also eat more vegetables and fruits containing folic acid tablets, such as broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, rapeseed, cauliflower, etc. Protein foods, beef, mutton, chicken breast, egg yolks and other foods can also be supplemented with folic acid tablets. If you feel that the food is replenished slowly, you can also go to the pharmacy to buy folic acid.

It is also important to pay attention to the cooking of foods containing folic acid. Although there are many foods in daily life that contain folic acid tablets, normal cooking will cause a lot of folic acid tablets in the food to leak out. Therefore, if you want to supplement folic acid tablets from food, you need to change the cooking method, and you can boil or steam the food to preserve the folic acid tablets in the food. If you can't make enough folic acid tablets in your daily life, you can also take some folic acid to supplement it.