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Individual B-Vitamin Supplement
Folic Acid (also known as Folacin or Folate) 800 mcg per Tablet Folic Acid, also known as vitamin B9, is one of the eight water-soluble B-complex vitamins. Like all the B vitamins, it plays a role in the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates and proteins into glucose that the body burns for energy. Specifically, folic acid is essential in the proper functioning of the brain and nervous system, and deficiencies of folic acid have been implicated in chronic depression and other mental disorders, as well as in birth defects that affect the neural tube. Most doctors prescribe folic acid supplements for pregnant women as preventive against neural tube defects like spina bifida. Formulated without caffeine, corn, gluten, milk or egg derivatives, salt, sodium, soy, starch, sugar or wheat; No artificial colorings, flavorings or preservatives. |