Women of child-bearing age aren’t the only ones who should take folic acid, a B vitamin which helps protect unborn babies from developing neural tube defects.
The latest research shows that it also has powerful antioxidant properties, and may even slow the development of particular cancers. The findings, published in the June 2006 issue of Cancer, showed that patients with precancerous lesions on the larynx who took a folic acid supplement for six months had a 50 per cent or greater reduction in the size of the lesions.
Folic acid is found naturally in a variety of foods, notably green leafy vegetables like spinach; broccoli, bananas and legumes are also good sources. If you think your diet is inadequate, take out some nutritional insurance with a supplement containing folic acid along with the other B-group vitamins, as they work best when taken synergistically.
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