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• Folic acid is a water-soluble B Vitamin and member of the B Complex. • Folic acid intake is important for pregnant women and helps promote heart health. • Folic acid helps maintain healthy levels of homocysteine by helping convert homocysteine into methionine. • It plays a significant role in the health of red blood cells, and helps support a healthy nervous system. • Adequate folate in healthful diets may reduce a woman’s risk of having a child with a brain or spinal cord birth defect. • Folate intake should not exceed 250% of the DV (1000 mcg). |