It's widely known that if a woman takes folic acid during a pregnancy, it reduces the baby's risk of being born with spina bifida. New research shows it also may prevent obesity in children. Learn more from Dr. Alva Roche Green, pediatrician and internist, in this Mayo Clinic Minute. http://mayocl.in/2wZYwff | Mayo Clinic

Folic acid is not useful. At all. It’s not natural. Your body has no use for it. Folic acid has to be transformed into physiological forms of folate. Wait. You thought folic acid was folate? It is a Type of folate. It’s the absolute worst form of folate possible. If you’re trying to eat a salad, you could use a hunk of metal I guess. Or you could could mold that metal into a fork with various machines and skill. Use natural forms of folate. These forms are Folinic Acid and Methylfolate. Your bod