Folic Acid
15 benefits mapped to clinical evidence across supplements.
Benefit Evidence
Main EffectsStudies Total Participants
Pregnancy supportView 158 studies 345,052
Knowledge+uptake +26.5pp
Defects −47% / −36%
Hb/folate +10%
Strong
WellbeingView 26 studies 36,678
Folate ↑; wellbeing +
Wellbeing +10%; mood
Sleep ↑; wellbeing +
Strong
Immune supportView 11 studies 5,261
Immune/infection ↓, +5‑fold folate
Inflammation ↓, homocysteine −22%
Neutropenia ↓, WBC +
Strong