Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Folic acid (folate)

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Alternative Names

Folic acid; Polyglutamyl folacin; Pteroylmonoglutamate


Side Effects

Too much folic acid usually doesn't cause harm, because the vitamin is regularly removed from the body through urine.



Review Date: 02/08/2011
Reviewed By: Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, University of Washington Medical Center Diabetes Care Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)