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Asparagus boasts 89 micrograms (mcg) of folate per four spears.
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Molly Burford, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
The average American adult already takes in about 5 micrograms of lead per day from naturally occurring amounts in food.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Oct. 2025
By 2025, fewer than one in 1,000 children had a level of 15 micrograms per deciliter or more — the average level of the 1970s.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
For that reason, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend all women who could become pregnant take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
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Molly Burford, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
The average American adult already takes in about 5 micrograms of lead per day from naturally occurring amounts in food.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Oct. 2025
By 2025, fewer than one in 1,000 children had a level of 15 micrograms per deciliter or more — the average level of the 1970s.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
For that reason, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend all women who could become pregnant take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Microgram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microgram. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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microgram
noun
mi·cro·gram
ˈmī-krə-ˌgram 
1
: one millionth of a gram
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