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canetoad

(20,953 posts) Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:53 PM Sep 2025

Be prepared for idiots taking excess folic acid [View all]

4 Potential Side Effects of Too Much Folic Acid

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/folic-acid-side-effects

1. Can mask a vitamin B12 deficiency
2. May accelerate age-related mental decline
3. May slow brain development in children
4. May increase the likelihood of cancer recurrence

I've only posted paragraph headers. Much more info at link.

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Be prepared for idiots taking excess folic acid [View all] canetoad Sep 2025 OP

? Can you elaborate on what you mean by this post? cpamomfromtexas Sep 2025 #1

I'm not exactly sure canetoad Sep 2025 #6

B9 - folic acid vs folinic acid dweller Sep 2025 #2

Leafy greens? Take kale for a headache instead of Tylenol? tinrobot Sep 2025 #3

The folic / folinic acid debate dweller Sep 2025 #4

Conducting their "research" on the American population. Sogo Sep 2025 #5

More like grift dweller Sep 2025 #7

Always saute kale in olive oil leftstreet Sep 2025 #10

Just great. Xolodno Sep 2025 #8

My doc gave me a deplin supplement and it was almost impossible to fill mr715 Sep 2025 #9

We go straight to the manufacturer now and have it sent via mail. Xolodno Sep 2025 #11