Folate vs Folic acid - MTHFR

[rowingmom]

Why folic acid supplementation/food fortification (energy bars, cereal etc.) can be problematic if we have MTHFR deletions.

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DD has an MTHFR deletion, and I was supplemented with high prescribed doses of folic acid when I was carrying her.

 

She was born with a bruise at the base of her spine which has only faded in the last couple of years.

 

I think we are lucky that she didn't acquire spina bifida from my supplementation; which was prescribed to decrease just that risk.

[jan251]

Honestly, I have a sneaking suspicion that widespread folic acid in the food supply is one significant factor (among many) for the rise in various types of neuropsychiatric difficulties.