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Vitamin B-12, Folate Mitigate Reproductive Effects of DDT

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In women with vitamin B-12 deficiency, high DDT linked to lower incidence of clinical pregnancy
Neural tube defects have fallen 35 percent in the United States since mandatory folic acid fortification of enriched grain products was introduced in 1998; however

CDC: Neural Tube Defects Declining in the United States

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Still, not enough women are getting enough folic acid
Higher vitamin D levels in patients with advanced colorectal cancer appear to improve response to chemotherapy and targeted anti-cancer drugs

ASCO: Vitamin D Tied to Colon Cancer Progression, Survival

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Certain types of cancer patients tended to have lower vitamin D levels
Women who have low blood levels of vitamin D during pregnancy are more likely to give birth prematurely

Preterm Birth Risk Up for Women With Low Vitamin D

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Women with lowest levels about 1.5 times as likely to deliver early