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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends folic acid supplementation for people planning to or who could become pregnant (Grade A recommendation). This recommendation forms the basis of a draft recommendation ...
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Folic acid (also known as vitamin B9 or folacin) and folate (the naturally occurring form), as well as pteroyl-L-glutamic acid and pteroyl-L-glutamate, are forms of the water-soluble vitamin B9. Vitamin B9 (folic acid and folate inclusive) is essential to numerous bodily functions ranging from nucleotide biosynthesis to the remethylation of homocysteine. It is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth. Both children and adults require folic acid to produce healthy red blood cells and prevent anemia. Folate and folic acid derive their names from the Latin word folium (which means "leaf").
A lack of dietary folic acid leads to folate deficiency (FD).
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