Britney Spears, the singer, recently recorded some vocals in a studio envirÂonÂment and has 'taken to Twitter' the share the news of said recording with the world.
Here's how she did it:
JUST finished recording some vox. LOVE this song. It makes ME smile, and I hope it will make you smile too… #B9
— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) October 30, 2015
As you can also see, Britney is calling her new album '#B9'.
B9 is another name for folic acid or folate. B9 can help stop diarrhoea which is great news for loose-bowelled Britney fans. Toxicity risk is low, however, which is a shame because 'Toxic' was a pretty good song.
Food supÂpleÂment manÂuÂfacÂturÂers often use the term folate for something different from "pure" folic acid: in chemistry, folate refers to the deproÂtonÂated ion, and folic acid to the neutral molecule—which both coexist in water. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology state that folate and folic acid are the preferred synonyms for pteroylÂglutamÂate and pteroylÂglutamic acid, respectively.
Folate indicates a colÂlecÂtion of "folates" that is not chemÂicÂally well-charÂacÂterÂized, including other members of the family of pteroylÂglutamÂates, or mixtures of them, having various levels of reduction of the pteridine ring, one-carbon subÂstiÂtuÂtions and different numbers of glutamate residues.
Folic acid is synÂthetÂicÂally produced, and used in fortified foods and supÂpleÂments on the theory that it is converted into folate. However, folic acid is a synthetic oxidized form, not sigÂniÂficÂantly found in fresh natural foods. To be used it must be converted to tetÂrahyÂdroÂfolate (tetÂrahyÂdroÂfoÂlic acid) by dihydroÂfolate reductase (DHFR). Increasing evidence suggests that this process may be slow in humans.
Vitamin B9 is essential for numerous bodily functions. Humans cannot synÂthesÂize folates de novo; therefore, folic acid has to be supplied through the diet to meet their daily requireÂments. The human body needs folate to synÂthesÂize DNA, repair DNA, and methylate DNA as well as to act as a cofactor in certain bioÂloÂgical reactions. It is espeÂcially important in aiding rapid cell division and growth, such as in infancy and pregnancy. Children and adults both require folate to produce healthy red blood cells and prevent anemia.
Folate and folic acid derive their names from the Latin word folium, which means "leaf". Folates occur naturally in many foods and, among plants, are espeÂcially plentiful in dark green leafy vegetables.
A lack of dietary folates can lead to folate defiÂciency. A complete lack of dietary folate takes months before defiÂciency develops as normal indiÂviduÂals have about 500–20,000 microÂgrams ( µg) of folate in body stores. This defiÂciency can result in many health problems, the most notable one being neural tube defects in develÂopÂing embryos—a relÂatÂively rare birth defect affecting 300,000 (0.2%) births globally each year. Common symptoms of folate defiÂciency include diarrhea, macÂroÂcytic anemia with weakness or shortness of breath, nerve damage with weakness and limb numbness (periÂpheral neuroÂpathy), pregnancy comÂplicÂaÂtions, mental confusion, forÂgetÂfulÂness or other cognitive deficits, mental depresÂsion, sore or swollen tongue, peptic or mouth ulcers, headaches, heart palÂpitÂaÂtions, irritÂabÂilÂity, and behaÂviÂoral disorders. Low levels of folate can also lead to homoÂcysteine accuÂmuÂlaÂtion. Low levels of folate have been assoÂciÂated with specific cancers. However, it is not clear whether consuming recomÂmenÂded (or higher) amounts of folic acid—from foods or in supplements—can lower cancer risk in some people.