Vitamin B9: Folate (Folic Acid)
Folate (vitamin B9) is involved in a number of important bodily functions, such as fulfiling numerous important tasks in cell metabolism, contributing to a functioning energy metabolism, reducing fatigue and tiredness and supporting the immune system and mental functions. It is also required for haematopoiesis, cell division, homocysteine metabolism, the formation of amino acids, the growth of maternal tissue during pregnancy and all cell division processes.
Health Benefits of Folate (Vitamin B9)
- The growth of maternal tissue during pregnancy
- Normal amino acid synthesis
- Normal haematosis
- Normal homocysteine metabolism
- Normal mental function
- Normal functioning of the immune system
- Reducing tiredness and fatigue
- Cell division
According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), folate contributes to:
- the growth of maternal tissue during pregnancy
- normal amino acid synthesis
- normal blood formation
- normal homocysteine metabolism
- normal psychological function
- normal function of the immune system
- to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue
- cell division