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(redirected from folic acid)

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The nutrient folic acid is generally good for brain health, but research now suggests that too much of it might harm people who get too little vitamin [B.
Roughly 5,400 participants in the Women's Antioxidant and Folic Acid Cardiovascular Study (WAFACS) were given either a daily placebo or folic acid (2,500 micrograms), vitamin B-6 (50 milligrams), and vitamin B-12 (1,000 micrograms) for roughly seven years.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is developing a standard for mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
 
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