Cerebral Folate Deficiency
The importance of folate (vitamin B9) in the development and function of the nervous system has been well known for many years. Maternal folate deficiency has been linked to neural tube defects such as spina bifida and it is for this reason that women of childbearing age are advised to take a multivitamin with folate. Most foods containing wheat are fortified with a man-made form of folate known as folic acid. While folic acid may be easily converted to the biologically active form of folate found in nature (5-methyltetrahydrofolate, or 5MTHF) by some people, many have difficulty...
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