Ask the doctor or nurse practitioner to show you your child's progress on the growth charts. If your child has a growth problem ask your doctor to refer you for a nutritional assessment and to a dietitian who works with children with disabilities. If you think that your child has a growth or nutrition problem and you are not sure what to do, call the public health nutritionist at 375-2430. The nutritionist will help you get in touch with someone who can help. Find out the facts on body weight and dieting, change your attitude, give the nutritionist a call at 375-2430.
Folic acid is one of the B vitamins.
Yes, there are. However, the food form of the vitamin, which is called folate, is only half as effective as the supplement form. Orange juice is one of the higher folate foods. Yet, a person would need to drink a half gallon of orange juice daily to get the same folic acid value as in one 400 microgram folic acid supplement . A half gallon of unsweetened orange juice has 880 calories .