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Under randomised conditions in rodents, folic acid: reduces MTHFR activity, restricts growth in the womb, shrinks the memory structures of the brain and impairs memory, weakens the immune cells that police viruses and tumours, shortens survival after infection and accelerates the growth of tumours that already exist. That is a long list of problems for a supposed vitamin that is being added to our food as a legal requirement. Link to article and petition below:

Folic acid is NOT folate. Folate is the naturally occurring form of vitamin B9 found in foods like leafy greens and beans. Folic acid is the synthetic form added to enriched flour, cereal, bread, pasta and prenatal vitamins. Before your body can actually use folic acid, it has to convert it through multiple steps into the active form, methylfolate. For people with MTHFR variants, that conversion process is difficult. Excess folic acid can then remain unmetabolized in the bloodstream. This can cause oxidative stress and immune dysfunction and create an especially problematic situation during pregnancy, when folate is critical for DNA synthesis, cell division and fetal development. Yet women are still routinely told to take folic acid without ever being told there is a difference between synthetic folic acid and active folate. Your body needs FOLATE.