iamonlyone Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 There have been several threads discussing the MTHFR mutation and avoiding folic acid. I was looking for a good explanatory article to send my MIL since a couple of my kids have a double MTHFR mutation, and we were discussing why we avoid folic acid. This article suggests that perhaps heavy folic acid supplementation is not great for anyone. This is a developing area of science, but I thought it was worth a head's up, since avoiding folic acid is relatively easy. (It's usually not added to whole wheat products nor organic products—including organic white flour for baking.) Anyway, here's the link in case you're interested: https://www.anabundantlife.com.au/mthfr-folic-acid/ Edited to add: Mandatory fortification of enriched cereal grain products with folic acid was authorized in 1996 in the United States and fully implemented in 1998, so this is a relatively recent development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stibalfamily Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Thank you, this was very interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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