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• Folic acid is a water-soluble B Vitamin and member of the B Complex • Important for pregnant women • Helps promote heart health. • Helps maintain healthy levels of homocysteine by helping convert homocysteine into methionine • Plays a significant role in the health of red blood cells • Helps support a healthy nervous system • Reduces 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) |