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Folic acid - the “health vitamin”
Folic acid is a water-soluble B vitamin that is indispensable for all of the growth and development processes in the body. Together with vitamin B12, folic acid is essential for the formation of red and white blood cells as well as for the production of blood platelets which are necessary for blood clotting. Folic acid is gaining increasing importance with new insights into positive health effects yet an inadequate supply of folic acid is frequent.