How much folic acid should a man take a day

If you've ever noticed the label on your cereal box that says your food has been 'fortified', there's a good chance it has folic acid in it.

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In fact, since 1998, the Food and Drug Administration made it mandatory for cereal grains to be fortified with cereal grains, so Americans could get more of the vitamin.

You may have also heard of folic acid being taken by pregnant women, who have long been instructed to take folic acid to prevent birth defects.

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What is folic acid?

Folic acid is the synthetic version of the water-soluble vitamin folate, a B-vitamin (B9). Foods are often "fortified" with folic acid because in its natural state, folate doesn't do well when it comes to food storage and prep.

"You need folate to properly make red and white blood cells, utilize carbohydrates as energy, and make healthy DNA," Robin Foroutan, MS, RDN, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Integrative Dietitian at The Morrison Center in New York City, tells M