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Folic acid (also called vitamin B9) promotes white and red blood cell formation, cell maintenance and repair, synthesis of DNA. It has also been shown to remove homocysteine from the blood. High levels of homocysteine in the blood have been shown to be one of the many factors that can cause Heart disease.
Folic is vitamin B which is essential for reproduction and cell growth.

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