Acidi folik (Vitamina B9) ndihmon në reduktimin e gjasave të defekteve të lindjes së fetusit, Spina Bifida [2] , gjatë shtatzënisë dhe kontribuon në funksionimin optimal të të gjitha qelizave në trup.  

Folacid 100 siguron dozën e nevojshme ditore të acidit folik për proceset e balancuara në trup, ul nivelet e homocisteinës së dëmshme [4] , e cila dëmton sistemin kardiovaskular dhe nervor dhe ndihmon në sintezën e neurotransmetuesve në tru . [5], [6]  

RCP – reference quantities for intake
** Reference intake amounts not established

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[2] R. Douglas Wilson, R. Douglas Wilson, François Audibert, Pre-conception Folic Acid and Multivitamin Supplementation for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Neural Tube Defects and Other Folic Acid-Sensitive Congenital Anomalies, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 

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[3] Ibrahim, Zakia & Abd, Seham & Mikhail, Hind & Sc, M & Khattab, Maged. (2014). Assessment of Adherence to Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation and Prevalence of Anemia in Pregnant Women. 

[4] Wald DS, Bishop L, Wald NJ, et al. Randomized Trial of Folic Acid Supplementation and Serum Homocysteine Levels. Arch Intern Med. 2001;161(5):695–700. doi:10.1001/archinte.161.5.695 

[5] Coppen A, Bolander-Gouaille C. Treatment of depression: time to consider folic acid and vitamin B12. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 2005;19(1):59-65. doi:10.1177/0269881105048899 

[6] L-Methylfolate Calcium Supplementation in Adolescents and Children: A Retrospective Analysis (4226),Michelle Rainka, Traci Aladeen, Erica Westphal, Jessica Greger, Jacqueline Meane, Rachael Wojcik, Francis Gengo, Horacio Capote, Neurology Apr 2020, 94