Table of Contents
- Overview
- Food Sources
- Side Effects
- Recommendations
- Prevention
- Images
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.
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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)
