Breakthrough: Vitamin B3 helps prevent fetal malformations and miscarriage

Recently Australian researchers have discovered the amazing effect of vitamin B3 in preventing miscarriage and fetal malformations.

Accordingly, supplementation of vitamin B3 in the diet of pregnant women can help overcome some defects at the molecular level, which is the cause of birth defects in the fetus and miscarriage.

Research indicates the main cause of deformities is a deficiency of NAD, an important molecule for normal development of organs and organs. And vitamin B3 is an important ingredient in NAD molecular formation.

Vitamin B3 is abundant in green vegetables.(Source: AFP / VNA).

In the context of the scientific world still cannot explain the cause of 80% of birth defects, this is considered a historical discovery, a "double" breakthrough when finding out the cause and finding a way to overcome it.

This is the result of a study by a group of scientific researchers from Victor Chang Heart Disease Research Institute in Sydney.

The study's lead author, Professor Sally Dunwooodie, confirms that the finding will help mothers around the world to prevent many birth defects in their babies such as cleft palate, kidney and heart defects and backbone thanks to vitamin B3 supplementation before and during pregnancy.

Although vitamin B3 is very common, found in most meats and vegetables , recent studies show that up to 60% of pregnant women in the last 3 months are deficient in B3. As recommended by Victor Chang Research Institute, women who are preparing to become pregnant need a full complement of vitamin B3.

The director of this research institute believes that the discovery will change the orientation of caring for pregnant women around the world and is one of the breakthroughs that can be classified as Australia's largest pharmacological findings.