Folic Acid is Vitamin B9 - National Iron Plus Initiative For Anaemia Control

Q.  Folic Acid is type of
- Published on 16 Mar 16

a. Nuclear Protein
b. Mineral
c. B Vitamin
d. Saturated Fat

ANSWER: B Vitamin
 
  • Folic acid or folate is a B vitamin. It is also referred to as vitamin M, vitamin B9, vitamin Bc (or folacin)
  • Folic acid is synthetically produced, and used in fortified foods and supplements on the theory that it is converted into folate.
  • Vitamin B9 is essential for numerous bodily functions. Humans cannot synthesize folates de novo; therefore, folic acid has to be supplied through the diet to meet their daily requirements.
  • The human body needs folate to synthesize DNA, repair DNA, and methylate DNA as well as to act as a cofactor in certain biological reactions.
  • Folate as the nutrient required to prevent anemia during pregnancy.
  • National Iron Plus Initiative For Anaemia Control includes giving Iron and Folic Acid supplements.

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