Folic acid is a form of folate that floats around in our bodies for weeks or more. It gets converted to what we ostensibly need when we need it, but the high circulating levels have previously been found to be a problem with a few other health issues.
The Upper Tolerable Limit for folate/folic acid is 1,000 mcg (not mg). I have seen studies suggesting going over 400 mcg total a day can cause some people issues, though.
Note that low dose folic acid did not cause a cancer problem and that high dose folic acid only caused a cancer issue with epileptics.
Two active folate forms are Metafolin (L-[6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolate) and Quatrefolic.
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09/29/2022 12:29:31 PM PDT by
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Only for moms with epilepsy? Or avoiding high doses of folate for all moms a good idea?
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09/30/2022 7:19:50 AM PDT by
montag813
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