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Folic acid
* B vitamin
  - and is found in green leafy vegetables, nuts, beans and citrus fruits
  - often found in fortified food products and vitamin supplements
* B-vitamin that can be found in some enriched foods and vitamin pills.
* Some folic acid is produced by the intestinal bacteria
  - synthesized by bacteria in the intestines
* appears to be a key compound in human nutrition.
* breaks down homocysteine and allows it to be removed from the blood stream.
* can also play other important roles during pregnancy
  - reduce the risk of certain birth defects of the brain and spinal cord
  - help form a baby's brain and spine
* can help prevent birth defects of the brain and spinal cord
  - diseases of the brain and spine, called neural tube defects
  - reduce the risk of birth defects of the brain and spinal cord
  - that mechanism stay active
* can prevent a brain and spinal cord birth defect called spina bifida
  - spina bifida when taken in the early days of pregnancy
  - reduce a group of birth defects called neural tube defects
* carrier of one-carbon fragments which it transfers to various biochemical targets.
* cofactor for the metabolism of formic acid, a toxic methanol metabolite.
* comes in several forms.
* cuts homocysteine levels.
* exerts important effects on hemapoiesis.
* fights heart risk factor.
* fills the nutritional gap that exists for many people.
* forms a vital function in the transport of coenzymes that control amino acid metabolism.
* has a higher absorption rate than natural occurring folate
  - many important benefits at high doses
* has no known toxic levels
  - side effects
* helps DNA, the genetic building blocks, repair itself
  - fight birth defects because it is so important in the development of new cells
  - nourish the skin and nervous system
  - prevent defects of the baby's spine
  - red and white blood cell formulation and the synthesis of hemoglobin
* helps reduce homocysteine levels, which helps protect DNA from damage
  - the risk of having a baby with brain and spinal cord defects
* helps the baby's brain and spinal cord develop properly
  - body make new red blood cells
  - ovum mature
* helps to control their behaviour
  - prevent neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly
  - with the formation and maturation of red and white blood cells
* improves phenytoin pharmacokinetics.
* induces growth of red blood cells and helps in cell division.
* inhibits homocysteine-induced proliferation of human arterial smooth muscle cells.
* is B group vitamin found in leafy vegetables, fruits and organ meats
  - absorbed in the intestinal tract and is stored primarily in the liver
  - added to many vitamins and mineral supplements
* is also an important counter to depression
  - critical for women of child-bearing age in order to have healthy babies
  - essentials
  - important in the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines
  - present in grapefruit
  - useful in the proper functioning of the entire central nervous system
  - an essential B-vitamin for swine
* is an essential nutrient found in all enriched grain products
  - required by the body in very small doses
  - vital to the production of red blood cells
  - vitamin found in meat, fresh fruit and vegetables
  - another nutrient whose requirement appears to be substantially increased in pregnancy
  - at the center of it
* is contained in beetroot which helps in the normal tissue growth
  - many foods and in multivitamin supplements
  - critical to the development of the nervous system of the fetus
  - crucial to prevent neural tube defects in the developing embryo
  - depleted through the use of many prescription drugs
  - effective in the treatment of certain anemias and sprue
  - especially important for women of childbearing age, pregnant or nursing
  - essential during pregnancy to prevent neural tubular defects in the developing fetus
* is essential for DNA synthesis and cell division
* is essential to a process that clears a substance called homocysteine from the blood
  - help the body grow and is vital for pregnant women and healty foetuses
  - neural tube development in the fetus
  - extremely important for pregnant women and women in their childbearing years
* is found in a wide variety of foods, including liver and raw vegetables
  - citrus fruits, dark, leafy vegetables, beans, and peas
  - fortified breakfast cereals and breads
  - fresh, leafy green vegetables, beans, citrus fruits, brown rice, and liver
  - green leafy plants, citrus fruit, fruit juice and legumes
* is found in leafy green vegetables, beans, tuna and eggs
  - greens, nuts, seeds and beans
  - vegetables and liver
  - liver, green leafy vegetables, peas, beans and some fruits
* is found in orange juice, dark leafy green vegetables and peanuts
  - leafy green vegetables, beans, liver, and fortified grains
  - peanut butter, leafy green vegetables and oranges
* is found in the germ in whole grains
  - wholes wheat toast, pita bread, pasta, orange and spinach
  - yeast, liver, green vegetables, whole grain cereals and many other foods
* is found mainly in green leafy vegetables, asparagus and liver
  - orange juice, green leafy vegetables, and beans
  - naturally in leafy green vegetables, beans, tuna, eggs and other foods
  - to be deficient in people with depression
  - implicated indirectly in the prevention of cardiovascular disease
* is important for brain function
  - neurologic functioning and detoxification
  - protein metabolism
  - the development of the fetus
  - women of all ages because it can help prevent heart disease and stroke
  - indicated in chronic hemolytic anemias due to increased requirements
  - involved in regulating homocysteine
* is known for preventing birth defects
  - to be important in the development of the brain and spinal cord
  - lost in foods stored at room temperature and during cooking
  - metabolized into different forms in the body
  - much more likely to bind to a cancer than to normal tissues or a benign tumor
* is necessary for the synthesis of nucleic acids and the formation of red blood cells
  - to prevent spina bifida
  - needed both before pregnancy and during early pregnancy
* is needed for DNA synthesis
  - cell growth and protein synthesis in the rapidly growing baby
  - healthy brain and spinal cord development very early in the pregnancy
  - the health of the mucus membranes in the mouth
  - in the first weeks of pregnancy for spinal development
  - to make purines
  - nontoxic in doses exceeding the daily requirement by several hundred-fold
  - obtained from fruits, vegetables, beans and fortified grain products
  - one chemical that appears to be particularly important
* is one of the B vitamins
  - vitamins in the B-complex
* is only one of the many nutrients required for health
* is present in foods such as green vegetables, liver, and yeast
  - nearly all natural foods but can be damaged, or weakened, during cooking
  - relatively inexpensive and often is included in multivitamin supplements
  - required for transferring single carbon units
  - safe and also prevents some serious birth defects in pregnant women
  - supplemented to help prevent anemia and potential pregnancy problems
  - taken in tablet form once a day and has few side effects
  - the form used in supplements and to fortify foods
* is the man-made form of an important vitamin called folate
  - or synthetic form of the vitamin
  - version of a B vitamin called folate
  - most prominent human vitamin deficiency
  - number-one ingredient in making a healthy baby
  - only vitamin that operates directly on genes
* is the supplemental folacin form usually added to feeds
  - form of folate
  - synthetic B-vitamin form used in vitamin supplements
* is the synthetic form added to vitamins and enriched foods
  - of folate or folacin, which is found in food
* is the term for the synthetic form of folate, a water-soluble vitamin
  - used when a food is fortified with the vitamin
* is used biochemically for nucleic acid synthesis and for other one-carbon transfers
  - to make red blood cells and important proteins like DNA
  - useful in the treatment of folic acid anemia
  - very important during pregnancy
* is very important in brain development, and in preventing birth defects
  - to reduce the chance of birth defects in babies
  - well-known for preventing birth defects when taken in proper doses by pregnant women
* key ingredient in preventing serious birth defects
  - vitamin in human nutrition
* necessary element needed for correct neural tube development.
* needs for breeding and growth of nonhuman primates.
* occurs naturally in leafy vegetables like spinach and in orange juice and liver
  - some foods and can also be taken in tablet form
* offers protection from neural tube damage in unborn babies.
* plays a major role in lowering homocysteine levels
  - an important role in the prevention of neural tube birth defects
* precursor for essential co- enzymes.
* preventative measure.
* prevents birth defects
  - serious neurological conditions like spina bifida
* produces many health benefits.
* promotes the formation and maintenance of healthy gums and prevents periodontal disease
  - synthesis of the oxygen-carrying blood protein hemoglobin
* reduces the chances of certain birth defects
  - level of an amino acid called homocysteine that clogs arteries
* reduces the risk of neurological birth defects
  - spinal defects
* seems to be the most important single nutrient in providing protection
  - play the key role in lowering homocysteine
  - protect the brain's central learning and reasoning regions from shrinkage
* special vitamin that can help prevent birth defects.
* supplement found in vegetables such as broccoli.
* type of vitamin, which is essential for the development of the foetus.
* very important vitamin as it controls functions for cell division.
* very safe B-vitamin
* vital B vitamin
  - nutrient for cell division
* vitamin essential for human growth and development.
* vitamin that is essential for all new cell formation
  - needed in pregnancy
  - stimulates the formation of normal red blood cells
* vitamin, found in fruit and vegetables, which everyone needs to help make blood.
* water-soluble vitamin, and any excess consumed is rapidly excreted in the urine
  - it can be produced by bacteria in the intestine
* works during cell growth.