Food supplement based on folic acid and lady's mantle. For women of childbearing age, planning a pregnancy, folic acid supplementation is useful for increasing maternal folate status which, if low, is a risk factor for the development of neural tube defects in the fetus*; also contributes to the growth of maternal tissues. More generally, folic acid intervenes in the cell division process, helps to strengthen the immune system, to reduce the tiredness and thefatigue and to maintain normal psychological function. It also intervenes in the amino acid synthesis, in the metabolism ofhomocysteine and in thehematopoiesis, that is in the formation and maturation of all blood cells.
*Beneficial effect obtainable with a daily intake of 400 mcg of folic acid, starting at least one month before and up to three months after conception.
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°Bulk agent.
°°Anti-caking agent.
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