Folic acid, combined with a number of other nutrients such as vitamin B6 and B12, reduces the chances of developing age-related macular degeneration, AMD, a condition that causes blindness in seniors. In women, folic acid and other B-complex vitamins reduce AMD by up to 40 percent. By redu...
A possible explanation for the increased sensitivity to methotrexate which has been documented in patients with Down syndrome may be due to imbalances in nucleotide pools which result from a gene dosage effect and to greater methylation demands. Supplemental folic acid may be beneficial by virtue of...
If you are taking folic acid because you are deficient in folate, the dosage of folic acid may also decrease as your deficiency reduces. Even if you are not planning on having a baby, if you are a woman of childbearing age and capability, then you should consume 0.4 mg (400 micrograms)...