| Prevents neural tube defect and cleft palate in developing foetus |
| Reduces the risk of stroke, atherosclerosis, thrombosis and heart disease in elderly persons |
| Also beneficial in Crohn's disease - "People with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) tend to be at greater risk for thromboembolic events (blood clots) such as stroke and peripheral venous thrombosis. |
| Offers documentary benefits in patients with depression - "A low or deficient blood level of folate (folic acid) has been detected in 15 to 38 % of adults suffering from depression." |
| MEGALOBLASTIC ANAEMIA |
| SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA |
| PARKINSON'S PATIENTS ON L-DOPA THERAPY |
| HEAVY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION |
| Chowers, Yehuda, et al.America Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 95, December 2000, pp. 3498-3502 |
| Alpert, Jonathan E. and Fava, Maurizio. Nutrition and depression: the role of folate. Nutrition Reviews, Vol. 55, May 1997, pp. 145-49 |
