Everyone thinks has been adding folic acid that would be helpful for preparing pregnant or being pregnant mothers. The fact is the family which is planning to a child, men cannot be ignored as folic acid supplementation.

Folic acid itself is an essential nutrient, prepare pregnant mothers demand for folic acid, folic acid deficiency can cause birth defects in babies at increased risk, but not ready to have a child of my father, the folic acid is important to improve sperm quality material, When folate inadequacy in the male body, sperm concentration and sperm motility decreased ability to reduce the chances of conception will make. At present, the USDA recommended daily dietary intake of standards must ensure that adult males 0.4 mg of folic acid every day.

Many foods containing folic acid, but folic acid will be easy to lose activity when exposed to light, heat unstable, so the body of folic acid from the food really is not much to get. For example: vegetable storage 2-3 days after the loss of 50% -70% of folic acid; adopting soup cooking methods, folic acid in foods will lose 50% -95%; brine-soaked vegetables, ingredients will lose a lot of folic acid.

Therefore, change some cooking habits to minimize the loss of folic acid, but also to strengthen folate-rich food intake, folic acid preparations can be added when necessary, or multidimensional elements containing folic acid tablets. Folic acid is a water soluble vitamin. In the liver, eggs inside, green leafy vegetables, fruits inside which has the relatively high content.

There are some vegetables contains folate-rich, such as: lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, asparagus, broccoli, canola, cabbage, lentils, beans, mushrooms and so on. The folate-rich fruits are bayberry, crabapple, jujube, hawthorn, pomegranate, grapes, kiwi, strawberries, pears, walnuts and so on.