Importance of Folic acid in Biological System

Folic acid,

Folic acid is crucial for proper brain function and plays an important role in mental and emotional health. It aids in the production of DNA and RNA, the body's genetic material, and is especially important when cells and tissues are growing rapidly, such as in infancy, adolescence, and pregnancy. Pregnant women need more folic acid to lower the risk of neural tube birth defects, including cleft palate, spina bifida, and brain damage. There is evidence that getting enough folic acid in your diet can reduce your risk of heart disease as it helps lower homocysteine levels. One study suggests that folic acid supplements help slow the progression of age-related hearing loss in elderly people with high homocysteine levels and low folate in their diet. Some studies show that people with depression have low folate levels in their bodies. Folic acid in the diet seems to protect against the development of some forms of cancer, particularly cancer of the colon, as well as breast, cervical, pancreatic, and stomach. Possible Interactions If currently being treated with various medications should not use folic acid supplements without first talking to your health care provider. These are like Tetracyclines,methotrexate,daraprim etc.Keeping all these things in mind a possible chart was lined.

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